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

And so, finally, is the story, an old-fashioned concatenation of coincidences, collisions and foolproof plans gone horribly awry.

From New York Times • Apr. 6, 2022

The concatenation, or linking together, of circumstances, in that remarkable case, was very extraordinary.

From Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) by School, A Sexton of the Old