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integration

noun

Simple meaning

Combining with compatible elements to incorporate them.

Pronunciation

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ɪntəɡˈɹeɪʃən

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Definition

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noun

  1. The act of combining into an integral whole

  2. The process of combining with compatible elements in order to incorporate them.

  3. The act or process of making whole or entire.

  4. society

    The process of fitting into a community, notably applied to minorities.

  5. us

    The process of countering racial segregation by assimilating people of different races into a unified society.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
A2 · Elementary
Frequency
Common
Typical Use
Everyday English

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This meaning: The act of combining into an integral whole

Used this way, integration is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Matter-of-fact
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

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  • “The integration of new technology into the system went smoothly.”noun

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vertical integrationnumerical integrationeuropean integrationsocial integrationregional integrationnational integrationpolitical integrationintegration process

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Word Family

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Word family

Words built from the same root.

  • integritynounDerived noun · specialist

    An undivided or unbroken completeness or totality with nothing wanting.

  • integralnounDerived noun · specialist

    The result of a mathematical integration.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • horizontal integrationnounCompound term

    Absorption into a single firm of several firms involved in the same level of production and sharing resources at that level.

  • vertical integrationnounCompound term

    Absorption into a single firm of several firms involved in all aspects of a product's manufacture from raw materials to distribution.

Related words

Connected by subject or meaning, not by word formation.

  • integral calculusnounRelated term

    The part of calculus that deals with integration and its application in the solution of differential equations and in determining areas or volumes etc.

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