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concatenation

noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /kɑnˌkæt.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/
  • /kənˌkæt.əˈneɪ.ʃən/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A series of links united; a series or order of things depending on each other, as if linked together; a chain, a succession.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The application of these series of links.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The operation of joining multiple character strings.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A character string formed by joining multiple character strings.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

the act of linking together as in a series or chain

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: joining, connection, connexion

6

noun

Meaning 6

a series of things depending on each other as if linked together

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the chain of command
  • a complicated concatenation of circumstances

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: chain

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: series

Narrower terms: catena, daisy chain

7

noun

Meaning 7

the linking together of a consecutive series of symbols or events or ideas etc

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • it was caused by an improbable concatenation of circumstances

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: connection, connexion, connectedness

8

noun

Meaning 8

the state of being linked together as in a chain; union in a linked series

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: connection, link, connectedness

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Italic *katesnā Latin catēna Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin catēnō Latin concatēnō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin concatēnātiōbor. English concatenation Borrowed from Latin concatenātiō. Related to chain.

Across languages

Translations

40 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: серия (serija) — series of links united
  • Bulgarian: последователност (posledovatelnost) — series of links united
  • Chinese Mandarin: 連鎖 /连锁 (liánsuǒ) — series of links united
  • Chinese Mandarin: 連結 /连结 (liánjié) — series of links united
  • Chinese Mandarin: 相連 /相连 (xiānglián) — series of links united
  • Czech: konkatenace — series of links united
  • Czech: spojení — series of links united
  • Czech: zřetězení — series of links united
  • Danish: sammenkædning — series of links united
  • Dutch: aaneenschakeling — series of links united
  • Finnish: ketju — series of links united
  • French: enchaînement — series of links united
  • German: Verkettung — series of links united
  • German: Konkatenation — series of links united
  • Hebrew: הִשְׁתַלְשְׁלוּת (hishtalshelút) — series of links united
  • Hindi: संशृंखलन (sañśŕṅkhlan) — series of links united
  • Japanese: 連結 (renketsu) — series of links united
  • Polish: konkatenacja — series of links united
  • Russian: сцепле́ние (sceplénije) — series of links united
  • Russian: конкатена́ция (konkatenácija) — series of links united
  • Russian: цепь (cepʹ) — series of links united
  • Serbo-Croatian: konkatenacija — series of links united
  • Serbo-Croatian: ulančavanje — series of links united
  • Spanish: concomitancia — series of links united
  • Finnish: ketjutus — application
  • Malay: perangkaian — application
  • Polish: konkatenacja — application
  • Esperanto: kroĉo — programming: joining two or more character strings
  • French: concaténation — programming: joining two or more character strings
  • Greek: συνένωση (synénosi) — programming: joining two or more character strings
  • Hindi: श्रृंखलाबंधन (śrŕṅkhlābandhan) — programming: joining two or more character strings
  • Hungarian: konkatenáció — programming: joining two or more character strings
  • Icelandic: samskeyting — programming: joining two or more character strings
  • Malay: penjeraitan — programming: joining two or more character strings
  • Polish: konkatenacja — programming: joining two or more character strings
  • Serbo-Croatian: konkatenacija — programming: joining two or more character strings
  • French: concaténation — programming: result of joining two or more character strings
  • Greek: συνένωση (synénosi) — programming: result of joining two or more character strings
  • Polish: konkatenacja — programming: result of joining two or more character strings
  • Serbo-Croatian: konkatenacija — programming: result of joining two or more character strings
Real reading context

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