join
[ join ]
/ dʒɔɪn /
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verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
noun
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Origin of join
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English joinen, from Old French joign- (stem of joindre “to join”), from Latin jungere “to join”; see yoke1
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British Dictionary definitions for join
join
/ (dʒɔɪn) /
verb
noun
See also join up
Derived forms of join
joinable, adjectiveWord Origin for join
C13: from Old French joindre from Latin jungere to yoke
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