conterminous

[ kuhn-tur-muh-nuhs ]
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adjective
  1. having a common boundary; bordering; contiguous.

  2. meeting at the ends; without an intervening gap: In our calendar system, the close of one year is conterminous with the beginning of the next.

Origin of conterminous

1
1625–35; <Latin conterminus having a common border with, equivalent to con-con- + terminusterminus; see -ous
  • Also con·ter·mi·nal [kuhn-tur-muh-nl], /kənˈtɜr mə nl/, co·ter·mi·nal [koh-tur-muh-nl] /koʊˈtɜr mə nl/ .

Other words from conterminous

  • con·ter·mi·nal·ly, con·ter·mi·nous·ly, adverb
  • con·ter·mi·nal·i·ty, con·ter·mi·nous·ness, noun
  • non·con·ter·mi·nal, adjective
  • non·con·ter·mi·nous, adjective
  • non·con·ter·mi·nous·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for conterminous

conterminous

conterminal (kənˈtɜːmɪnəl) or coterminous (kəʊˈtɜːmɪnəs)

/ (kənˈtɜːmɪnəs) /


adjective
  1. enclosed within a common boundary

  2. meeting at the ends; without a break or interruption

Origin of conterminous

1
C17: from Latin conterminus, from con- + terminus end, boundary

Derived forms of conterminous

  • conterminously, conterminally or coterminously, adverb

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