disjoint
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adjective \-ˈjȯint\Definition of DISJOINT
1
obsolete : disjointed 1a
2
: having no elements in common <disjoint mathematical sets>
See Origin of DISJOINT
Middle English disjoynt, from Anglo-French desjoint, past participle of desjoindre
First Known Use: 15th century
Rhymes with DISJOINT
adjoint, anoint, appoint, aroint, ballpoint, bluepoint, blue point, break point, butt joint, checkpoint, choke point, clip joint, conjoint, dew point, drypoint, end point, fixed-point, flash point, game point, grade point, gunpoint, High Point, hinge joint, hip joint, ice point, juke joint, knifepoint, lap joint, match point, midpoint, near point, nonpoint, outpoint, pen point, pinpoint, pourpoint, price point, seal point, set point, standpoint, strongpoint, tuck-point, viewpoint, waypoint
2disjoint
verbDefinition of DISJOINT
transitive verb
1
: to disturb the orderly structure or arrangement of
2
: to take apart at the joints
intransitive verb
: to come apart at the joints
Examples of DISJOINT
- <disjoint the parts of a chicken for frying>
- <the author deliberately disjoints his narrative in favor of a more impressionistic account of the war>
First Known Use of DISJOINT
15th century
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