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a⋅but

  [uh-buht] verb, a⋅but⋅ted, a⋅but⋅ting.
Use abut upon in a Sentence
–verb (used without object)
1. to be adjacent; touch or join at the edge or border (often fol. by on, upon, or against): This piece of land abuts on a street.
–verb (used with object)
2. to be adjacent to; border on; end at.
3. to support by an abutment.
Origin:
1425–75; late ME < MF, OF abuter touch at one end, v. deriv. of a but to (the) end; see a- 5 , butt 2
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Main Entry: abut
Pronunciation: &-'b&t
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: abut·ted; abut·ting
intransitive verb : to touch along a border or with a projecting part —used with on, upon, or against abuts on the road> transitive verb : to border on : reach or touch with an end abut each other>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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