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vicinal
[ vis-uh-nl ]
adjective
- of, relating to, or belonging to a neighborhood or district.
- neighboring; adjacent.
- Crystallography. noting a plane the position of which varies very little from that of a fundamental plane of the form.
vicinal
/ ˈvɪsɪnəl /
adjective
- neighbouring
- (esp of roads) of or relating to a locality or neighbourhood
- chem relating to or designating two adjacent atoms to which groups are attached in a chain
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of vicinal1
C17: from Latin vīcīnālis nearby, from vīcīnus, from vīcus a neighbourhood
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Example Sentences
Two great Roman roads, and some vicinal ways pass near the locality.
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Then the gates of the Vicinal Way and that of the Bridge were closed.
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It is otherwise in states of very simple vicinal grouping, coupled with only a single country or at best two.
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A large area means varied vicinal locations and hence differentiation of civilization, at least along the frontier.
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In other words, such conditions present the pre-eminent advantages of vicinal location around an enclosed sea.
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