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coordination.

The act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect.

12 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/kəʊˌɔːdɪˈneɪʃən/Received-Pronunciation/koʊˌoɹdɪˈneɪʃən/Canada, General-American/kəʉˌoːdɪˈnæɪʃən/Australia/kɐʉˌoːdəˈnæɪʃən/New-Zealand
  1. The act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect.

    uncountable · usually
  2. The resulting state of working together; cooperation; synchronization.

    uncountable · usually
  3. The ability to coordinate one's senses and physical movements in order to act skillfully.

    uncountable · usually
    I’m terrible at sports; I have no coordination.
  4. The state of being equal in rank or power.

    uncountable · usually
  5. An equal joining together of two or more phrases or clauses, for example, using and, or, or but.

    uncountable · usually
  6. The reaction of one or more ligands with a metal ion to form a coordination compound.

    uncountable · usually
Where this word comes from

From Middle French coordination, from Late Latin coōrdinātiōnem (accusative of coōrdinātiō), from con- + ōrdinātiō. Morphologically coordinate + -ion.

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