con·cat·e·nate

[kon-kat-n-eyt] verb, con·cat·e·nat·ed, con·cat·e·nat·ing, adjective
verb (used with object)
1.
to link together; unite in a series or chain.
adjective
2.
linked together, as in a chain.

Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English (past participle) < Late Latin concatēnātus (past participle of concatēnāre), equivalent to con- con- + Latin catēn(a) chain + -ātus -ate1

con·cat·e·na·tor, noun
un·con·cat·e·nat·ed, adjective
un·con·cat·e·nat·ing, adjective
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concatenate (kɒnˈkætɪˌneɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
1.  (tr) to link or join together, esp in a chain or series
 
adj
2.  linked or joined together
 
[C16: from Late Latin concatēnāre from Latin com- together + catēnachain]

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concatenate
c.1600, from L. concatenat-, pp. stem of concatenare "to link together" (see concatenation). As a pp. adj., attested from 1471. Related: Concatenated (pp. adj., 1611); concatenating (1872).
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Example sentences
The second sentence was a series of independent clauses concatenated with semicolons.
Codes are concatenated if the dam is a combination of several types.
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