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SUBJOIN
subjoin
(verb) add to the end
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
subjoin (third-person singular simple present subjoins, present participle subjoining, simple past and past participle subjoined)
To add something to the end; to append or annex
Synonyms
• underjoin
Noun
subjoin (plural subjoins)
(databases) A subordinate or secondary join.
Source: Wiktionary
Sub*join", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Subjoined; p. pr. & vb. n. Subjoining.] Etym: [Cf. OF. subjoindre, L. subjungere. See Sub-, and Join, and cf. Subjective.]
Definition: To add after something else has been said or written; to ANNEX; as, to subjoin an argument or reason.
Syn.
– To add; annex; join; unite.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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IMPROVISED
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