joined-up
World English Dictionary
| joined-up | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | with all departments or sections communicating efficiently with each other and acting together purposefully and effectively: joined-up government |
| 2. | a. focusing on or producing an integrated and coherent result, strategy, etc: joined-up thinking |
| b. forming an integrated and coherent whole: joined-up policies | |
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| Main Entry: | joined-up1 |
| Part of Speech: | adj |
| Definition: | integrated or connected; cursive |
| Example: | He learned joined-up writing in second grade. |
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Joined-up
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| Main Entry: | joined-up2 |
| Part of Speech: | adj |
| Definition: | combined or connected in a useful way |
| Example: | The issue needs some joined-up thinking by the legislators. |
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