coadjustment

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noun

mutual adjustment; adjustment of two or more items on each other

OriginEnglish adjustment ← French ajustement ← Old French juste →
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Meanings

nouncoadjustment (plural coadjustments)

plural coadjustments

  1. mutual adjustment; adjustment of two or more items on each other

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincon-
  6. Latinco-
  7. Englishco-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ey-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂óyu
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂yew-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂yéwos
  12. Proto-Italic*jowos
  13. Latiniūstu
  14. Old Frenchjuste
  15. Frenchjuste
  16. Frenchajuster
  17. Frenchajustement
  18. Englishadjustment
  19. Englishcoadjustment

From co- + adjustment.

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APA

coadjustment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coadjustment

MLA

“coadjustment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coadjustment. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coadjustment,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coadjustment.

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