adjoin
adjoin Lexical Profile
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• verb
To be next to and joined with a building, room, or piece of land, sharing a common boundary or wall.
"The botanical conservatory adjoins the main natural history museum on its eastern side."
To attach, add, or append an element to a mathematical set, algebraic structure, or formal document.
"To solve the polynomial equation, the mathematician chose to adjoin a new root to the base field."
Word Nuance & Usage
Do not confuse 'adjoin' with 'adjourn': 'adjoin' means to be next to or share a common boundary with something, whereas 'adjourn' means to suspend or postpone a meeting or legal proceeding.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed into Middle English from Old French ajoindre, which derives from Latin adiungere ('to join to, attach'), formed from the prefix ad- ('to') and iungere ('to join, yoke').