coaction

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[ koh-ak-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. force or compulsion, either in restraining or in impelling.

Origin of coaction

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1350–1400; Middle English <Latin coāctiōn- (stem of coactiō), equivalent to coāct(us) (past participle of cōgere;see cogent, co-, act) + -iōn--ion

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coaction2
[ koh-ak-shuhn ]

noun
  1. joint action.

  2. Ecology. any interaction among organisms within a community.

Origin of coaction

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First recorded in 1615–25; co- + action

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British Dictionary definitions for coaction (1 of 2)

coaction1

/ (kəʊˈækʃən) /


noun
  1. any relationship between organisms within a community

  2. joint action

Origin of coaction

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C17: co- + action

Derived forms of coaction

  • coactive, adjective
  • coactively, adverb
  • coactivity, noun

British Dictionary definitions for coaction (2 of 2)

coaction2

/ (kəʊˈækʃən) /


noun
  1. obsolete a force or compulsion, either to compel or restrain

Origin of coaction

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C14: from Late Latin coāctiō, from Latin cōgere to constrain, compel

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