conjoined
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Etymology
Origin of conjoined
Explanation
Anything conjoined consists of more than one entity. Conjoined twins are physically connected. About 200 years ago, two individuals known to the West as Chang and Eng were born in Siam (modern-day Thailand) conjoined (connected) at the sternum. Their fame gave rise to the now disused term Siamese twins, which has been replaced by conjoined twins. The somewhat infrequent verb conjoin — which provides the inspiration for the adjective conjoined — means to come together with a common purpose. You could say two people who share the same beliefs have conjoined minds.
Vocabulary lists containing conjoined
Much Ado About Nothing
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This Week in Words: Current Events Vocab for September 4–September 10, 2021
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"The Tragedy of Hamlet," Vocabulary from Act 3
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Example Sentences
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They added: "We witness first-hand the medical challenges that these children and their families endure, which makes the portrayal of conjoined twins as a form of entertainment or spectacle especially problematic."
From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2026
Yet to call this a partition—in the sense of its being a severing of conjoined people—is questionable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
They married in 1954, but it wasn’t until 1963 that the conjoined career of Stiller and Maera took off, with an appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2025
He also claimed that in 2002 he helped bring conjoined newborns from Guatemala to Los Angeles, where they underwent an incredibly complicated, highly publicized surgery.
From Slate ● May 29, 2024
She’s walking so close to Bram, you’d think they were conjoined.
From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli
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