Definition: In mathematics, "adjoining" means to be adjacent or near a point in space. For example, if two points A and B are on a straight line, then the set AB is an adjacent segment between them. In geometry, "adjoining" can also mean to share parts of a figure that have been cut out from it. For example, if the original figure is a cube, then sharing its faces means removing one face (or dividing it into two) and using only two of the remaining faces for the new face. The word "adjoining" is a verb in English grammar, meaning to share something with someone or something else in space or time. It has numerous meanings depending on context and can be used in conjunction with other words such as "intersecting", "connected", "interacting", etc.

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Definition: Adjoiningness in linguistics refers to the relationship between a noun, pronoun or verb that serves as a proper noun and another noun, pronoun or verb. A proper noun is a specific name that is used to refer back to the real thing. For example, 'the apple', 'a cat', 'his brother' are all proper nouns. The word "adjacent" comes from Latin and means "closer than before", which means closer than what was previously present or present at the time of creation. This word is used in the context of referring to something that is near another thing (usually a person, place, or thing). For example, 'the apple' is adjacent to 'his brother'.

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