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contiguous

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con⋅tig⋅u⋅ous

  [kuhn-tig-yoo-uhs]
Use contiguous in a Sentence
–adjective
1. touching; in contact.
2. in close proximity without actually touching; near.
3. adjacent in time: contiguous events.
Origin:
1605–15; < L contiguus bordering upon, equiv. to con- con- + tig- (var. s. of -tingere, comb. form of tangere to touch; see tangent, contingent, contact ) + -uus deverbal adj. suffix; cf. -ous, continuous

Related forms:
con⋅tig⋅u⋅ous⋅ly, adverb
con⋅tig⋅u⋅ous⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. bordering, adjoining, abutting. 2. adjacent.
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con·tig·u·ous   (kən-tĭg'yōō-əs)   
adj.  

  1. Sharing an edge or boundary; touching.

  2. Neighboring; adjacent.

    1. Connecting without a break: the 48 contiguous states.

    2. Connected in time; uninterrupted: served two contiguous terms in office.


[From Latin contiguus, from contingere, contig-, to touch; see contact.]
con·tig'u·ous·ly adv., con·tig'u·ous·ness n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: con·tig·u·ous
Pronunciation: k&n-'tig-y&-w&s
Function: adjective
: being in actual contact : touchingalong a boundary or at a point —con·ti·gu·ity /"känt-&-'gyü-&t-E/ noun plural -it·ies
—con·tig·u·ous·ly adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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contiguous con·tig·u·ous (kən-tĭg'y&oomacr;-əs)
adj.

  1. Sharing an edge or boundary; touching.

  2. Neighboring; adjacent.

con·tig'u·ous·ness n.

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