disjoint

Definitions


[dɪsˈdʒɔɪnt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- disturb the cohesion or organization of
(e.g: the loss of the area disjointed military plans)

- take apart at the joints
(e.g: disjoint a six-pound fowl, put in a pot, and simmer until tender)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (as an adjective in the sense ‘disjointed’): from Old French desjoint ‘separated’, from the verb desjoindre (see disjoin)


[dɪsˈdʒɔɪnt], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- (of two or more sets) having no elements in common


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (as an adjective in the sense ‘disjointed’): from Old French desjoint ‘separated’, from the verb desjoindre (see disjoin)




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