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disjoint definition

dis·joint (dis jo̵int′, dis′jo̵int′)

adjective

  1. Obsolete disjointed
  2. Math. of sets having no members in common

Etymology: ME < OFr desjoint, pp. of desjoindre: see disjoin

transitive verb

  1. to put out of joint; dislocate
  2. to take apart joint by joint; dismember
  3. to destroy the unity, connections, or orderliness of

Etymology: < disjointthe

intransitive verb

to come apart at the joints; go out of joint

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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