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Added 10 October 2026

alligation

noun

Latin root: alligatio Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). More about alligation at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The act of tying together or attaching by some bond.
The state of being attached.
An old practical method of solving arithmetic problems related to mixtures of ingredients.

noun

Misspelling of allegation.

Origin

From Latin alligatio (“tying, binding, bond”), noun formation (from alligō + -tiō) of past participle of alligo (“to bind”), from ad + ligo (“to bind”).

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