English Explanatory Dictionary

adjoining

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Being in contact at some point or line; joining to.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of adjoin

Pronunciation

/əˈd͡ʒɔɪ.nɪŋ/ en-us-adjoining.ogg /əˈd͡ʒoɪ.nɪŋ/

Word forms

adjoining more adjoining most adjoining

Etymology

From Middle English ajoinen, from Old French ajoindre, (compare French adjoindre), from Latin adiungō (“join to”), formed from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + iungō (“join”).

Synonyms

contiguous bordering adjacent

Antonyms

separated
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