Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jointery

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: join-t-ery
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Cooperation between discrete military branches; the use of joint forces in an operation.

noun

Alternative spelling of joinery.

Example Sentences

"Inadequate 'jointery', i.e. effective inter-services coordination, and not just between the four military services, remains an important shortcoming of the American effort."
"Houses were invariably built of logs, which, providing the timber was of good quality, were held in place with wooden pegs and dovetail or saddle notch jointery."

Etymology

From joint + -ery.

Inflected Forms

jointeries (plural)

Questions

What does jointery mean?: Cooperation between discrete military branches; the use of joint forces in an operation.
Where does jointery come from?: From joint + -ery.

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