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say it: LING-kuhj
linkage is a noun meaning "an associative relation". It is pronounced /ˈlɪŋkədʒ/ — LING-kuhj. It carries 4 recorded senses.
an associative relation
(genetics) traits that tend to be inherited together as a consequence of an association between their genes; all of the genes of a given chromosome are linked (where one goes they all go)
genetics
a mechanical system of rods or springs or pivots that transmits power or motion
the act of linking things together
Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for linkage come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.