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adjoined

/əˈdʒɔɪnd/

Meanings
  • Verb

    To join or attach something to something else.

    - "The new wing was adjoined to the old building."
    - "He adjoined a letter to his email."
    - "The two countries agreed to adjoin their borders."
  • Intransitive Verb

    To become joined or connected.

    - "The two halves of the shell adjoined."
    - "The pieces of the puzzle adjoined to form a complete picture."

Rhymes
Words rhyming with adjoined
joined , conjoined , aligned
Variants
List of all variants of adjoined that leads to same result
adjoin , adjoined , adjoining , adjoins
Etymology
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Originally meant 'to join, attach, or add'. Derived from the Latin word 'adjoinare', meaning 'to join to'.


Trivia
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  1. The longest word in the English language that can be spelled using only the letters 'a' through 'j' is 'adjournment'. However, this word is related to 'adjoined' as it also comes from the Latin word 'adjoinare'.


Related Concepts
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  1. Join: The act of connecting or attaching two or more things.

  2. Attach: To fix or fasten something to a surface or other object.


Culture
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In literature, 'adjoined' is often used to describe the connection between different characters or ideas. For example, in F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby', the green light across the water represents Daisy, who is 'adjoined' to Gatsby's longing and desire.

How to Memorize "adjoined"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize the act of joining or attaching two things together.
    - Imagine a puzzle with two pieces coming together to form a complete image.

  2. associate

    - Associate 'adjoined' with the idea of connection or attachment.
    - Think of the word 'join' or 'attach' when you see 'adjoined'.

  3. mnemonics

    - Create a mnemonic by remembering the first letter of each definition: A (Adjoin) D (To) J (Join) O (Or) I (Attach) N (To)


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