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adjoin

[ uh-join ]
/ əˈdʒɔɪn /
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verb (used with object)

to be close to or in contact with; abut on: His property adjoins the lake.
to attach or append; affix.

verb (used without object)

to be in connection or contact: the point where the estates adjoin.

RELATED WORDS

abut, annex, lie, join, verge, communicate, approximate, link, connect, neighbor, butt, touch, border, affix, couple, unite, add, combine, append, interconnect

Nearby words

adjective clause, adjective phrase, adjective pronoun, adjectivize, adjigo, adjoin, adjoining, adjoint, adjoint differential equation, adjourn, adjournment

Origin of adjoin

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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British Dictionary definitions for adjoin

adjoin

/ (əˈdʒɔɪn) /

verb

to be next to (an area of land, etc)
(tr foll by to) to join; affix or attach

Word Origin for adjoin

C14: via Old French from Latin adjungere, from ad- to + jungere to join
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