n.
Pronunciation: ' k ə -pli ŋ ( usual for 2 ), -p ə -li ŋ
Function: noun
Date: 14th century
1 : the act of bringing or coming together : PAIRING specifically : sexual union
2 : a device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent parts or objects
3 : the joining of or the part of the body that joins the hindquarters to the forequarters of a quadruped
4 : a means of electric connection of two electric circuits by having a part common to both