conjoined

CEFRB2

/kˌɑˈndʒɔɪnd/

adjective · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Joined or connected together.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Joined or bound together; united (in a relationship).

Examples

  • The landmark surgery that separated the conjoined twins seven months ago lasted 23 hours.

  • This truck stop has a conjoined fast food restaurant.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Of persons (conjoined twins) or things: joined together physically.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. simple past and past participle of conjoin

More examples

In context

  • 1580s, Ovid, Elegia VI, Book I, translated by Christopher Marlowe, in Christopher Marlowe: The Complete Poems and Translations, Stephen Orgel (ed.), Penguin, 1971, p. 110, And farewell cruel posts, rough threshold's block, / And doors conjoined with an hard i...

  • 1580s, Ovid, Elegia VI, Book I, translated by Christopher Marlowe, in Christopher Marlowe: The Complete Poems and Translations, Stephen Orgel (ed.), Penguin, 1971, p. 110, And farewell cruel posts, rough threshold's block, / And doors conjoined with an hard iron lock!

  • Now envy and antipathy, passions irreconcilable in reason, nevertheless in fact may spring conjoined like Chang and Eng in one birth.

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Origin

adjective

From conjoin + -ed.