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jointly

/ˈdʒɔɪntli/JOYNT-lee
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked
/ˈdʒɔɪntli/JOYNT-lee

Meaningin a joint way

Common meaning: together, shared by two or more

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Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchjoinctsource
  2. Middle Englishioyntsource
  3. Englishjoint‘where parts meet’
  4. Englishformed in English from jointjointly‘together, shared by two or more’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from joint + -ly.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), JOINT, p.309 · scan

Source words

  • joinct Old French · source word “joined”

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