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con·tig·u·ous 
[kuhn-tig-yoo-uhs] Pronunciation Key
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[kuhn-tig-yoo-uhs] Pronunciation Key –adjective
| 1. | touching; in contact. |
| 2. | in close proximity without actually touching; near. |
| 3. | adjacent in time: contiguous events. |
[Origin: 1605–15; < L contiguus bordering upon, equiv. to con- con- + tig- (var. s. of -tingere, comb. form of tangere to touch; see tangent, contingent, contact) + -uus deverbal adj. suffix; cf. -ous, continuous]
] —Related forms
con·tig·u·ous·ly, adverb
con·tig·u·ous·ness, noun
—Synonyms 1. bordering, adjoining, abutting. 2. adjacent.
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| con·tig·u·ous
(kən-tĭg'yōō-əs) Pronunciation Key
adj.
[From Latin contiguus, from contingere, contig-, to touch; see contact.] con·tig'u·ous·ly adv., con·tig'u·ous·ness n. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
contiguous
contiguous
1611, from L. contiguus "bordering upon," from base of contingere "to touch upon" (see contact). Earlier form, now obs., was contiguate (1432).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| contiguous | |
adjective | |
| 1. | very close or connected in space or time; "contiguous events"; "immediate contact"; "the immediate vicinity"; "the immediate past" |
| 2. | connecting without a break; within a common boundary; "the 48 conterminous states"; "the contiguous 48 states" [syn: conterminous] |
| 3. | having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching; "Rhode Island has two bordering states; Massachusetts and Conncecticut"; "the side of Germany conterminous with France"; "Utah and the contiguous state of Idaho"; "neighboring cities" [syn: adjacent] |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
con·tig'u·ous·ness n.
contiguous con·tig·u·ous (kən-tĭg'y&oomacr;-əs)
adj.
- Sharing an edge or boundary; touching.
- Neighboring; adjacent.
con·tig'u·ous·ness n.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Contiguous
Con*tig"u*ous\, a. [L. contiguus; akin to contigere to touch on all sides. See Contingent.] In actual contact; touching; also, adjacent; near; neighboring; adjoining. The two halves of the paper did not appear fully divided . . . but seemed contiguous at one of their angles. --Sir I. Newton. Sees no contiguous palace rear its head. --Goldsmith. Contiguous angles. See Adjacent angles, under Angle. Syn: Adjoining; adjacent. See Adjacent. -- Con*tig"u*ous*ly, adv. -- Con*tig"u*ous*ness, n.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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