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disjoint

/dɪsˈd͡ʒɔɪnt/ verb

Latin root: disiungō Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about disjoint at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Part; cease or break association with.
    She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president
  2. Separate at the joints.
    disjoint the chicken before cooking it
  3. Make disjoint, separated, or disconnected; undo the joining of.

adjective

  1. Having no elements in common.

Origin

From Middle English disjoynen, from Old French desjoindre (“disjoin”), from Latin disiungō, from dis- + iungō (“join”).

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