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adjoin

ad·join [ ə jóyn ] (past and past participle ad·joined, present participle ad·join·ing, 3rd person present singular ad·joins)


verb 
Definition:
 
1. transitive and intransitive verb border: to be next to or share a common border with something, especially an area of land
The two properties adjoin.

2. transitive verb connect: to attach or add on something ( archaic )

[14th century. < Old French ajoin-, stem of ajoindre< Latin adjungere "join to" < jungere "to join"]
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