Conjoin vs Conjunct - What's the difference?
conjoin | conjunct |
To join together; to unite; to combine.
To marry.
(grammar) To join as coordinate elements, often with a coordinating conjunction, such as coordinate clauses.
(mathematics) To combine two sets, conditions, or expressions by a logical AND; to intersect.
To unite, to join, to league.
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(logic) Either term of a conjunction
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(linguistics) An adjunct that supplements a sentence with information, not considered to be an essential part of the propositional content, that connects the sentence with previous parts of the discourse, as "therefore" in "It was raining. Therefore, we didn't go swimming."
conjoined
acting together; collaborative
As a verb conjoin
is to join together; to unite; to combine.As a noun conjunct is
either term of a conjunction.As an adjective conjunct is
conjoined.conjoin
English
Verb
(en verb)- They are representatives that will loosely conjoin a nation.
- I will conjoin you in holy matrimony.
- And the Body of one Dead; — a temple where the Hero-soul once was and now is not: Oh, all mystery, all pity, all mute awe and wonder; Supernaturalism brought home to the very dullest; Eternity laid open, and the nether Darkness and the upper Light-Kingdoms; — do conjoin there, or exist nowhere!
Derived terms
* conjoined twin * conjoiner * conjoint * conjointlyExternal links
*Conjoin @ The Internet Grammar of English
conjunct
English
Noun
(en noun)Holonyms
* (in logic) conjunctionAdjective
(-)- Set A is conjunct with set B.