adjoin
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adjoin
- /əˈd͡ʒɔɪn/ Canada, US, UK
- /əˈd͡ʒoɪn/ Australia, New Zealand
Rhymes with -ɔɪn
Where it comes from
From Anglo-Norman adjoindre, from Latin adiungō.
verb adjoins · adjoining · adjoined
- To share a common boundary or border with; to be physically contiguous to (a piece of land or property). The living room and dining room adjoin each other.
- To extend an algebraic object (e.g. a field, a ring, etc.) by adding to it an element not belonging to it and then ensuring closure, for example by also adding all finite power series of the element. The ring adjunction #92;mathbb#123;Q#125;#91;#92;sqrt#123;2#125;#93; can be obtained from #92;mathbb#123;Q#125; by adjoining #92;sqrt#123;2#125; to #92;mathbb#123;Q#125;.
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verb to be in contact or connection with
| Español | lindar con, colindar con |
|---|---|
| Français | adjoindre |
| Русский | грани́чить graníčitʹ, примыка́ть primykátʹ, сосе́дствовать sosédstvovatʹ |
verb mathematics: to add (an element) to a structure
| Français | adjoindre |
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Talk about this word "adjoin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/adjoin. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. adjoin. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/adjoin "adjoin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/adjoin.
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@misc{adjoin_2026,
title = {adjoin},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/adjoin},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
