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Adjoin \Ad*join"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Adjoined; p. pr. & vb. n. Adjoining.]

[OE. ajoinen, OF. ajoindre, F. adjoindre, fr. L. adjungere; ad + jungere to join. See Join, and cf. Adjunct.]

To join or unite to; to lie contiguous to; to be in contact with; to attach; to append.

Corrections . . . should be, as remarks, adjoined by way of note. --Watts.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

 

Adjoining \Ad*join"ing\, a. Joining to; contiguous; adjacent; as, an adjoining room. ``The adjoining fane.'' --Dryden.

Upon the hills adjoining to the city. --Shak.

Syn: Adjacent; contiguous; near; neighboring; abutting; bordering. See Adjacent.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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