INCORPORATION

incorporation

(noun) including by incorporating

incorporation

(noun) consolidating two or more things; union in (or into) one body

internalization, internalisation, incorporation

(noun) learning (of values or attitudes etc.) that is incorporated within yourself

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

incorporation (countable and uncountable, plural incorporations)

The act of incorporating, or the state of being incorporated.

The union of different ingredients in one mass; mixture; combination; synthesis.

The union of something with a body already existing; association; intimate union; assimilation

The act of creating a corporation.

A body incorporated; a corporation.

(linguistics) A phenomenon by which a grammatical category forms a compound with its direct object or adverbial modifier, while retaining its original syntactic function.

(law) A doctrine of constitutional law according to which certain parts of the Bill of Rights are extended to bind individual American states. Wp

Source: Wiktionary


In*cor`po*ra"tion, n. Etym: [L. incorporatio: cf. F. incorporation.]

1. The act of incorporating, or the state of being incorporated.

2. The union of different ingredients in one mass; mixture; combination; synthesis.

3. The union of something with a body already existing; association; intimate union; assimilation; as, the incorporation of conquered countries into the Roman republic.

4. (Law) (a) The act of creating a corporation. (b) A body incorporated; a corporation.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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