conterminous
having a common boundary; bordering; contiguous.
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- 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
Words Nearby conterminous
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How to use conterminous in a sentence
When we remember that the dialects with which it was conterminous are lost, this is not remarkable.
Opuscula | Robert Gordon LathamIn certain commodities the market is conterminous with the trade, that is, we have a world-market.
The Evolution of Modern Capitalism | John Atkinson HobsonHitherto the term Church had been “ideally conterminous” with the Jewish Church.
By this act the boundaries of the city were made conterminous for parliamentary, municipal and school board purposes.
Tribes with conterminous territories usually know what phratries and classes are equivalent in their systems.
Kinship Organisations and Group Marriage in Australia | Northcote W. Thomas
British Dictionary definitions for conterminous
conterminal (kənˈtɜːmɪnəl) or coterminous (kəʊˈtɜːmɪnəs)
/ (kənˈtɜːmɪnəs) /
enclosed within a common boundary
meeting at the ends; without a break or interruption
Origin of conterminous
1Derived forms of conterminous
- conterminously, conterminally or coterminously, adverb
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