interconnected

adjective

in·​ter·​con·​nect·​ed ˌin-tər-kə-ˈnek-təd How to pronounce interconnected (audio)
1
: mutually joined or related
interconnected highways
interconnected political issues
2
: having internal connections between the parts or elements
interconnectedness noun

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The project, selected for Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF), adapts Chinese-American author Ying Chang Compestine’s bestselling 2016 YA book into a feature-length collection of four interconnected tales. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Nov. 2025 But in an interconnected world, their epidemic is an American epidemic. Robin Lin Miller, The Conversation, 5 Nov. 2025 Not in the interconnected world that is this AI boom. Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2025 The system, developed within the Fraunhofer Cluster of Excellence Programmable Materials CPM, can hold four stable positions without motors or multiple interconnected parts, a shift away from conventional prosthetic designs that rely on screws, hinges, and extensive assembly. Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for interconnected

Word History

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of interconnected was in 1836

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“Interconnected.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interconnected. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.

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