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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.
Also, con·ter·mi·nal, coterminal.
Origin:
1625–35; < Latin conterminus having a common border with, equivalent to con- con- + terminus terminus; see -ous
1625–35; < Latin conterminus having a common border with, equivalent to con- con- + terminus terminus; see -ous
Related forms
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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Conterminous
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Word Origin & History
conterminous
1670s, from L. conterminus "having a common boundary," from con- "together, with" + terminus (see terminus).
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