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Meaning of disjoint in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Verb
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions
  3. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions
  1. Pronunciation

    /dɪsˈdʒɔɪnt/

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  1. Verb

    disjoint

    Etymology

    late Middle English (as an adjective in the sense ‘disjointed’): from Old French desjoint‘separated’, from the verb desjoindre (see disjoin)

    Definitions

    1. part

    Examples

    • « cease or break association with »
    • « She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president »

    Derived terms

    • disassociation
    • dissociation
    • disunion
  2. 2. separate at the joints

    Examples

    • « disjoint the chicken before cooking it »
  3. 3. make disjoint, separated, or disconnected

    Examples

    • « undo the joining of »

    Antonyms

    • join
    • bring together

    Derived terms

    • disconnectedness
    • disconnection
    • disjunction
    • disjuncture
  4. 4. become separated, disconnected or disjoint

    Antonyms

    • join
    • conjoin

    Derived terms

    • disconnectedness
    • disconnection
    • disjunction
    • disjuncture
  5. Classifying Adjective

    disjoint

    Definitions

    1. having no elements in common

    Synonyms

    • separate

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