different between united vs xiphopagus

English

Etymology

From Old French unité, from Latin ?n?tus, perfect passive participle of ?ni? by substitution of -ed for Latin suffix.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ju??na?t?d/, /j??na?t?d/
• (General American) enPR: yo?o-n??t?d, yo?o-, IPA^(key): /ju?na?t?d/, /j??na?t?d/, [ju?na?????d], [ju??na?????d], [j??na?????d], [j??na?????d]
• Rhymes: -a?t?d
• Hyphenation: u?nit?ed

Verb

united

1. simple past tense and past participle of unite

Adjective

united (not comparable)

1. Joined into a single entity.
2. Involving the joint activity of multiple agents.

Derived terms

• Trellech United
• United Kingdom
• United States

Translations

Anagrams

• dunite, unedit, untied

English

Alternative forms

• xiphopagous

Etymology

xipho- +? -pagus

Adjective

xiphopagus (not comparable)

1. (of conjoined twins) United at the xiphoid process.

Synonyms

• xiphopagic

Noun

xiphopagus (countable and uncountable, plural xiphopagi)

1. (countable) Either of a pair of congenitally joined twins (Siamese twin) united at the xiphoid process.
2. (uncountable) The condition of being such a twin.