linkage

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

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noun an associative relation
noun (genetics) traits that tend to be inherited together as a consequence of an association between their genes; all of the genes of a given chromosome are linked (where one goes they all go)
noun a mechanical system of rods or springs or pivots that transmits power or motion

From link + -age.

[47] Here we may pause to observe a curious instance of traditionary linkage. — English Eccentrics and Eccentricities, John Timbs
All this, of course, assuming that the nonterrestrial linkages and the anomalies ascribed to the invading foes are not pure mythology. — At the mountains of madness, H. P. (Howard Phillips) Lovecraft
"And he reaches a relative or a loved one," Malone said, "because the linkage is easier; there's some thought of him in that other mind for him to 'tune in' on." — Occasion ... for Disaster, Randall Garrett

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