concatenation
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The term quasar is a concatenation of quasi-stellar radio source — so called because when they were first identified, astronomers like Hong-Yee Chiu, who coined the term, were completely baffled by these strange interstellar objects.
From Salon • Apr. 30, 2023
That underpainting, rather than continuous from edge to edge across the surface, is a concatenation of independent patches, all different.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2022
The only clue to this seemingly accidental concatenation of stones are nine words lightly carved into one of the blocks: “Until real heroes bloom, this dusty plinth will wait.”
From Washington Post • Aug. 23, 2022
The concatenation of difference is captured in the busy final image, in which a singer with a guitar begins to perform in a crowded restaurant, never quite commanding the attention of its diners.
From New York Times • Dec. 12, 2019
It illustrates how strange is the concatenation of human thoughts.
From American Languages, and Why We Should Study Them by Brinton, Daniel Garrison
Vocabulary lists containing concatenation
Terry Pratchett (1948-2015) Tribute List
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One Hundred Years of Solitude
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The Portrait of a Lady
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