Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Bimanual: noting a method of examination or manipulation of an organ with the two hands.
- United; associated.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Her.) Joined together or touching.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Joined together, as with
conjoined twins , or in matrimony. - verb Simple past tense and past participle of
conjoin .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective consisting of two or more associated entities
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Examples
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1978 Baby A and Baby B were conjoined from the chest through the pelvis; one survived and one died following the separation.
Conjoined Twins 2010
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Or, alternatively, for many speakers of English, “I” and other subject pronouns have been converted to clitics, and thus can’t stand alone but only work in conjoined phrases (thus “for Bob and I”) or with verbs (thus “Who wants lunch?
Whoever v. Whomever! Cases collide! Match of the Century! « Motivated Grammar 2009
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One of the most critical decisions was when to deliver the babies, who had been identified as conjoined twins through an ultrasound, Mari said.
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But the students of the future, while recognizing an obvious affinity between the other two, may be puzzled to find Daudet's name conjoined with theirs.
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But the students of the future, while recognizing an obvious affinity between the other two, may be puzzled to find Daudet's name conjoined with theirs.
Fromont and Risler — Complete Alphonse Daudet 1868
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We know not with certainty, in the case of most of the phenomena that we find conjoined, which is the condition of the other; which is cause, and which effect, or whether either of them is so, or they are not rather conjunct effects of causes yet to be discovered, complex results of laws hitherto unknown.
A System Of Logic, Ratiocinative And Inductive John Stuart Mill 1839
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We know not, in the case of most of the phenomena that we find conjoined, which is the condition of the other; which is cause, and which effect, or whether either of them is so, or they are not rather conjunct effects of causes yet to be discovered, complex results of laws hitherto unknown.
A System Of Logic, Ratiocinative And Inductive (Vol. 1 of 2) John Stuart Mill 1839
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One of the most critical decisions was when to deliver the babies, who had been identified as conjoined twins through an ultrasound, Mari said.
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India a friend but Pak a conjoined twin, says Karzai photo: Press Information Dept. of Pakistan
WN.com - Articles related to Bombay HC ready to deal with Muslim girls' marriage age issue 2010
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'India a close friend, Pak a conjoined twin of Afghan'
WN.com - Articles related to Bombay HC ready to deal with Muslim girls' marriage age issue 2010
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