incorporation

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the act of including something as part of a larger whole, or the state of being included

   The revised plan allows the incorporation of public feedback before construction begins.

2. 2
   noun

   the legal creation of a company or organization as a corporation

   The founders filed the articles of incorporation with the state.

From Middle English incorporacioun, through Old French, from Late Latin incorporatio, based on incorporare ("form into a body"). The Latin verb combines in- with corpus ("body"). The legal sense treats a group as a single recognized body, while the general sense describes making something part of a whole.

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