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

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In this way, hybrid learning has opened the door to a more interconnected, global perspective in higher education. Joe Way, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024 That could depend on how interconnected crypto assets become with the rest of the financial system. John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024 The result is now a massive, interconnected and ever more predictable blob — the perfect training set for an LLM. Ross Perlin, The Dial, 14 Nov. 2024 Ads became so data-reliant and eerily effective that concerns over transparency and privacy began to bubble, and the once-simple banner ad became part of a dizzyingly complex web of interconnected technologies. Sergii Denysenko, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for interconnected 

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 8 Jan. 2025.

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