Word
conjoined
Phoneticscon·joined
US/ˌkɑnˈdʒɔɪnd/
UK/kəndʒˈɔɪnd/
Definition
v. joined together or connected. You use this to describe two things that are physically stuck together or two ideas that are linked in a sentence.
v. joined or connected together, especially in a physical or structural sense. Often used in medical contexts to describe twins or in literary contexts to describe the joining of words or clauses.
Examples
“The two buildings are conjoined by a glass bridge.”
“The surgeon explained that the conjoined twins shared a liver, making the operation extremely complex.”
“The poet used conjoined imagery to create a sense of overwhelming scale, linking the vast ocean with the endless horizon in a single, flowing line.”
Examples
simple
“The two buildings are conjoined by a glass bridge.”
contextual
“The surgeon explained that the conjoined twins shared a liver, making the operation extremely complex.”
complex
“The poet used conjoined imagery to create a sense of overwhelming scale, linking the vast ocean with the endless horizon in a single, flowing line.”
Real-World Examples
“Yasmin found out that her name was chosen because a capital letter Y resembles two conjoined Ls – to symbolise Laurie and Lorna’s relationship.” Etymology
From conjoin + -ed.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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