different between referral vs linkage

English

Etymology

refer +? -al

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /???f??l/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???f????l/
• Rhymes: -????l

Noun

referral (countable and uncountable, plural referrals)

1. The act or process of transferring someone or something to another, of sending by reference, or referring.

2. (slang) A document used by schools detailing some form of a student's misbehavior and listing the actions taken before and after the student's receipt of the referral.

Translations

English

Etymology

link +? -age

Noun

linkage (countable and uncountable, plural linkages)

1. A mechanical device that connects things.

   A linkage in my car's transmission is broken so I can't shift out of first gear.

2. A connection or relation between things or ideas.

   Synonyms: association, bond, connection, link, relationship

3. (genetics) The property of genes of being inherited together.
4. (linguistics) A set of definitely related languages for which no proto-language can be derived, typically a group of languages within a family that have formed a sprachbund.
5. (US, politics, historical) A United States foreign policy, during the 1970s détente in the Cold War, of persuading the Soviet Union to co-operate in restraining revolutions in the Third World in return for nuclear and economic concessions.

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References

• Joe Miller (24 January 2018) , “Davos jargon: A crime against the English language?”, in BBC News?^[1], BBC

Anagrams

• leaking