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conjoin

[kuhn-join] Origin

con·join

[kuhn-join]
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
1.
to join together; unite; combine; associate.
2.
Grammar. to join as coordinate elements, especially as coordinate clauses.

Origin:
1325–75; Middle English conjoigenn < Anglo-French, Middle French conjoign- (stem of conjoindre) < Latin conjungere. See con-, join

con·join·er, noun
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conjoin (kənˈdʒɔɪn)
 
vb
to join or become joined
 
[C14: from Old French conjoindre, from Latin conjungere, from jungere to join]
 
con'joiner
 
n

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conjoin
late 14c., from O.Fr. conjoindre, from L. conjungere "to join together," from com- "together" + jungere "join" (see jugular). Related: conjoined (1560s).
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