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con·joint

 (kən-joint′)
adj.
1. Joined together; combined: "social order and prosperity, the conjoint aims of government" (John K. Fairbank).
2. Of, consisting of, or involving two or more combined or associated entities; joint.
[Middle English, from Old French, past participle of conjoindre, to conjoin; see conjoin.]
con·joint′ly adv.
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conjoint

(kənˈdʒɔɪnt)
adj
united, joint, or associated
conˈjointly adv
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con•joint

(kənˈdʒɔɪnt)

adj.
1. joined together; united; combined; associated.
2. of, formed by, or involving two or more in combination; joint.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French < Latin conjunctus, past participle of conjungere. See conjoin, joint]
con•joint′ly, adv.
con•joint′ness, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.conjoint - consisting of two or more associated entities; "the interplay of these conjoined yet opposed factors"; "social order and prosperity, the conjoint aims of government"- J.K.Fairbank
conjoined
joint - united or combined; "a joint session of Congress"; "joint owners"
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conjoint

adjective
Belonging to, shared by, or applicable to all alike:
common, communal, general, joint, mutual, public.
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Translations

conjoint

[kɒnˈdʒɔɪnt] ADJ (frm) → conjunto
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conjoint

adj, conjointly
adv → gemeinsam
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Most of the students took the curriculum of the Conjoint Board of the College of Surgeons and the College of Physicians; but the more ambitious or the more industrious added to this the longer studies which led to a degree from the University of London.
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His calicoes were the finest, or, in other words, the most showy, of any that were brought into the country, and it was impossible to look at the prices asked for his goods by” so pretty a spoken man,” Through these conjoint means, the affairs of Monsieur Le Quoi were again in a prosperous condition, and he was looked up to by the settlers as the second best man on the
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The surface of the soil thus held in conjoint ownership was hard and carefully swept, but intersected by open drains.
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Le Premier ministre francais a annonce, entre autres, l'eloignement des conjoints, la creation de logements pour les victimes des violences, l'introduction du port de bracelets electroniques...
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[beaucoup moins que] Je suis sur que les efforts conjoints contribueront a la consolidation de la cooperation bilaterale dans plusieurs domaines conformement a l'esprit de la Declaration de partenariat strategique signee en 2001 [beaucoup plus grand que], a souligne le president russe, ajoutant que [beaucoup moins que] cela repond aux interets fondamentaux des peuples de nos Etats et s'inscrit dans le cadre du renforcement de la stabilite et de la securite regionales [beaucoup plus grand que].
Le president Bouteflika recoit les voeux de plusieurs chefs d'Etat
Andre Nzapayeke a conclu vendredi midi une visite de deux jours dans le pays au cours de laquelle il a eu des entretiens conjoints sur la situation en RCA et le renforcement des relations entre les deux pays.
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On dit de ce projet qu'il est endogame (5), car il reunit deux personnes se considerant de meme culture, et qu'il est transnational parce que l'un des deux conjoints a emigre du pays d'origine des parents du descendant d'immigres.
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Le chef du gouvernement a egalement tenu une serie de rencontres avec des Premiers ministres africains, avec lesquels il a aborde moult questions bilaterales, des projets conjoints et des sujets d'ordre regional.
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