Conjoint vs Conjoin - What's the difference?
conjoint | conjoin | Derived terms |
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.
*1843 , '', book 2, ch. XVI, ''St. Edmund
Conjoint is a derived term of conjoin.
As a adjective conjoint
is joined together; combined; joint.As a verb conjoin is
to join together; to unite; to combine.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