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conjoined

v.
C1 Advanced US //ˌkɑnˈdʒɔɪnd// UK //kəndʒˈɔɪnd// con·joined

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.


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.

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Origin

From conjoin + -ed.

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