Adjoining
//əˈd͡ʒɔɪ.nɪŋ// adj, verb
adj, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of adjoin form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
- 1 Being in contact at some point or line; joining to.
"an adjoining room"
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"There is an anteroom adjoining the library."
Etymology
From Middle English ajoinen, from Old French ajoindre, (compare French adjoindre), from Latin adiungō (“join to”), formed from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + iungō (“join”).
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