interconnected

adjective

in·​ter·​con·​nect·​ed ˌin-tər-kə-ˈnek-təd How to pronounce interconnected (audio)
1
: mutually joined or related
interconnected highways
interconnected political issues
2
: having internal connections between the parts or elements
interconnectedness noun

Examples of interconnected in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The hundreds of executive actions the Trump administration put into place touched every corner of federal authority and were implemented in an interconnected and granular level, the officials said. Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 19 May 2024 As payment becomes more interconnected and digitized across spaces, open banking allows people to share their transaction data with institutions other than their banks, including retailers. Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 16 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for interconnected 

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Word History

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of interconnected was in 1865

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“Interconnected.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interconnected. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.

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