adjoining

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
  2. verb be in direct physical contact with; make contact
  3. verb attach or add

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”).

Synonyms

border, adjoin, edge, abut, march, butt, butt against, butt on

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