conjoined
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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 Their fame gave rise to the now disused term Siamese twins, which has been replaced by conjoined twins.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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"The Tragedy of Hamlet," Vocabulary from Act 3
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Example Sentences
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Conjoined twins occur once in every 50,000 to 60,000 births when identical twins from a single embryo fail to separate.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 13, 2024
Conjoined twins are rare, representing about one in every 500,000 live births in the UK.
From BBC • Feb. 17, 2024
When Jack labels compromise as “the shared hypotenuse of the Conjoined Triangles of Success,” there’s no reason to believe the show’s creators disagree with him.
From New York Times • May 15, 2016
Conjoined twins are genetically identical and develop when a woman produces a single egg that begins to split, but does not fully separate after fertilization.
From Washington Times • Mar. 5, 2016
Conjoined with self-control, it gives patience—the patience to bear and forbear, to listen without retort, to refrain until the angry flash has passed.
From Character by Smiles, Samuel
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