Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adverb In common; together.
from The Century Dictionary.
- In conjunction; together; unitedly; in concert
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a joint manner; together; unitedly; in concert; not separately.
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- adverb
Together , acting as one;collectively .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in conjunction with; combined
- adverb in collaboration or cooperation
Etymologies
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Solar was named "China Outstanding Enterprise of the Year", a title jointly awarded by CEO
WN.com - Articles related to China's shining light in the energy challenge 2010
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Solar was named "China Outstanding Enterprise of the Year", a title jointly awarded by CEO
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Solar was named "China Outstanding Enterprise of the Year", a title jointly awarded by CEO
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Solar was named "China Outstanding Enterprise of the Year", a title jointly awarded by CEO
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Solar was named "China Outstanding Enterprise of the Year", a title jointly awarded by CEO
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Behold the latest steps in her pas de deux with presumptive mayor-elect Vincent Gray: "I think that what the chairman and I have committed to doing jointly is to sit down and talk about our philosophies of school reform and our theories of change and action, and then at that point we'll sort of figure out what the path forward looks like so that we can set the District up for success," she said.
For Rhee, staying in D.C. is a 'hard question' Mike DeBonis 2010
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A few have aspirations of working at the front desk of an international 5-star hotel and others hope to find employment in jointly-owned Western-Chinese companies that may require the daily use of English — but most will return to their second and third tier cities working for the government or private Chinese enterprises where virtually no one uses or can communicate in English.
Is Teaching English in China Really for You? « Articles « Literacy News 2009
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The two companies, though, said that they would not be involved in jointly selling iron ore or consult one another about prices and deals with ore buyers.
BHP, Rio Weigh Changing Or Delaying Iron-Ore Venture Robert Guy Matthews 2010
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Speculation that China would be supplied via a dedicated gas field in Russia, perhaps developed jointly, is incorrect, he said.
Russia, China Study Long-Term Gas Deal Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen 2010
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The passivity and impotence of the international community make it more difficult for us to place our faith in jointly built security structures.
BrainyBabe commented on the word jointly
In 1898 he afforded a safety-bicycle. In 1903 he afforded Mrs Otchkinson. In 1907 they jointly afforded George. - ''Yashima, or, The Gorgeous West'' by R T Sherwood, 1931.
December 24, 2008