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Meaning of 'adjoin' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Adjoin [ v. i.]
- To lie or be next, or in contact; to be contiguous; as, the houses adjoin.
- To join one's self.
2 . Adjoin [ v. t.]
- To join or unite to; to lie contiguous to; to be in contact with; to attach; to append.

Meaning of 'adjoin' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . adjoin [ v]
Meaning (1):
- lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
Example in sentence:
  • Canada adjoins the U.S.;
  • England marches with Scotland
Meaning (2):
- attach or add
Example in sentence:
  • I adjoin a copy of your my lawyer's letter
Meaning (3):
- be in direct physical contact with; make contact
Example in sentence:
  • The surfaces contact at this point;
  • The two buildings touch;
  • The wire must not contact the metal cover;
  • Their hands touched

Nearby Words:

adjacence adjacency adjacent adjacently adject adjection adjectional adjectitious adjectival adjectivally

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