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disjoining

disjoining is the present participle and gerund of disjoin.

Meaning of disjoin

Verb

disjoin (third-person singular simple present disjoins, present participle disjoining, simple past and past participle disjoined)

  1. (transitive) To separate; to disunite.
    • That marriage, therefore, God himself disjoins.1643, J[ohn] M[ilton], The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce: […], London: […] T[homas] P[aine] and M[atthew] S[immons] […], →OCLC
  2. (intransitive) To become separated.

Questions about disjoining

What is disjoining the present participle and gerund of?
Disjoining is the present participle and gerund of disjoin.

Words near disjoining in the dictionary

  1. disjoin
  2. disjoinable
  3. disjoined
  4. disjoiner
  5. disjoiners
  6. disjoining
  7. disjoins
  8. disjoint
  9. disjoint set
  10. disjoint sets
  11. disjoint union

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