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unadjoined
ad·join
/
əˈdʒɔɪn
/
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[
uh
-
join
]
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verb (used with object)
1.
to be close to or in contact with; abut on:
His property adjoins the lake.
2.
to attach or append; affix.
verb (used without object)
3.
to be in connection or contact:
the point where the estates adjoin.
Origin:
1275–1325;
Middle English
a
(
d
)
joinen
<
Middle French
ajoindre.
See
ad-
,
join
Related forms
un·ad·joined,
adjective
Can be confused:
adjoin,
adjourn
.
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adjoin
(əˈdʒɔɪn)
—
vb
(foll by
to
)
1.
to be next to (an area of land, etc)
2.
to join; affix or attach
[C14: via Old French from Latin
adjungere,
from
ad-
to +
jungere
to join]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
adjoin
early 14c., from O.Fr. ajoin- stem of ajoindre, from L. adjungere "join to," from ad- "to" + jungere "to bind together" (see
jugular
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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