adjacency

[uh-jey-suhn-see]

noun

plural

adjacencies 

1. Also adjacence the state of being adjacent; nearness.

2. Usually adjacencies. things, places, etc., that are adjacent.

3. Radio and Television.,  a broadcast or announcement immediately preceding or following another.

Other Word Forms

• nonadjacency noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of adjacency¹

From the Late Latin word adjacentia, dating back to 1640–50. See adjacent, -ency

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