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conterminous

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con⋅ter⋅mi⋅nous

  [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.
3. coterminous.
Also, con⋅ter⋅mi⋅nal, coterminal.

Origin:
1625–35; < L conterminus having a common border with, equiv. 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
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con·ter·mi·nous   (kən-tûr'mə-nəs)   
adj.  

  1. Having a boundary in common; contiguous: The northern border of the United States is conterminous with the southern border of Canada.

  2. Contained in the same boundaries; coextensive: the conterminous 48 states.

  3. Having the same scope, range of meaning, or extent in time.


[From Latin conterminus : com-, com- + terminus, boundary.]
con·ter'mi·nous·ly adv., con·ter'mi·nous·ness n.
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