conjoint

[ kuhn-joint ]

/ kənˈdʒɔɪnt /

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adjective

joined together; united; combined; associated.

pertaining to or formed by two or more in combination; joint.

noun

conjoints, marriage partners, especially as joint owners of property.

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Origin of conjoint

1350–1400; Middle English <Middle French <Latin conjunctus (past participle of conjungere). See con-, joint

OTHER WORDS FROM conjoint

con·joint·ly, adverbcon·joint·ness, noun

Words nearby conjoint

conjoin, conjoined, conjoined anastomosis, conjoined twin, conjoined twins, conjoint, conjugal, conjugal rights, conjugant, conjugata, conjugate

How to use conjoint in a sentence

The conjoint movement of the leaders toward the Indian bivouac was a signal for their followers to mingle and exchange greetings.
Overland|John William De Forest
Two or three of them have most excellent voices; and the conjoint efforts of the body are in many respects capital.
Our Churches and Chapels|Atticus
On the other hand Irish has developed a peculiar system of absolute and conjoint inflection with different sets of endings.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5|Various
The Epistles are full of cordial tributes to the conjoint pleasures of literature and friendship.
Keats|Sidney Colvin

The surface of the soil thus held in conjoint ownership was hard and carefully swept, but intersected by open drains.
The Country Doctor|Honore de Balzac

British Dictionary definitions for conjoint

conjoint

/ (kənˈdʒɔɪnt) /

adjective

united, joint, or associated

Derived forms of conjoint

conjointly, adverb

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conjoint

Origin of conjoint

OTHER WORDS FROM conjoint

Words nearby conjoint

Words related to conjoint

How to use conjoint in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for conjoint

Derived forms of conjoint