adj :  consisting of segments united by joints  :  JOINTED < animals> 
, vb, -lat*ed  -lat*ing vt  1  :  to utter distinctly  2  :  to unite by means of a joint  3  :  to arrange (artificial teeth) on an articulator vi  1  :  to utter articulate sounds  2  :  to become united or connected by or as if by a joint <bones that with each other>  .
 
 
 
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