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5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Disjoint \Dis*joint"\, a. [OF. desjoint, p. p. of desjoindre See {Disjoin}.] Disjointed; unconnected; -- opposed to {conjoint}. --Milton. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Disjoint \Dis*joint"\, n. [From OF desjoint, p. p. of desjoindre See {Disjoint}, v. t.] Difficult situation; dilemma; strait. [Obs.] ``I stand in such disjoint.'' --Chaucer. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Disjoint \Dis*joint"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disjointed}; p. pr & vb n. {Disjointing}.] 1. To separate the joints of to separate, as parts united by joints; to put out of joint; to force out of its socket; to dislocate; as to disjoint limbs; to disjoint bones; to disjoint a fowl in carving. Yet what could swords or poisons, racks or flame, But mangle and disjoint the brittle frame? --Prior. 2. To separate at junctures or joints; to break where parts are united; to break in pieces; as disjointed columns; to disjoint and edifice. Some half-ruined wall Disjointed and about to fall. --Longfellow. 3. To break the natural order and relations of to make incoherent; as a disjointed speech. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Disjoint \Dis*joint"\, v. i. To fall in pieces. --Shak. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: disjoint adj : (mathematics) having no elements in common v 1: part cease or break association with "She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president" [syn: {dissassociate}, {dissociate}, {divorce}, {disunite}] 2: separate at the joints, as of a chicken [syn: {disarticulate}] 3: make disjoint [syn: {disjoin}] [ant: {join}] 4: become disconnected or disjoint [syn: {disjoin}] [ant: {join}]
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