Added 9 October 2026
joint
/d͡ʒɔɪnt/ adjective
In Latin: artus, articulus Wiktionary
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United, combined
the joint influences of culture and climate
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Done by two or more people or organisations working together.
The play was a joint production between the two companies.
noun
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The point where two components of a structure join, but are still able to rotate.
This rod is free to swing at the joint with the platform.
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The point where two components of a structure join rigidly.
The water is leaking out of the joint between the two pipes.
- Any part of an animalian body where two bones or exoskeleton segments are abutted, in most cases allowing that part of the body to be bent or straightened.
verb
verb
- past participle of join; joined.
Origin
The noun is from Middle English joynt (attested since the late 13th century), from Old French joint (“joint of the body”) (attested since the 12th century). The adjective (attested since the 15th century) is from Old French jointiz. Both Old French words are from Latin iūnctus, the past participle of iungō. See also join, jugular, junction. Displaced Old English fōg and partially displaced English lith. The meaning of "building, establishment", especially in connection with shady activities, appeared in Anglo-Irish by 1821 and entered general American English slang by 1877, especially in the sense of "opium den". The sense "marijuana cigarette" is attested since 1935.
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