conterminous
Americanadjective
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having a common boundary; bordering; contiguous.
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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.
adjective
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enclosed within a common boundary
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meeting at the ends; without a break or interruption
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Etymology
Origin of conterminous
1625–35; < Latin conterminus having a common border with, equivalent to con- con- + terminus terminus; see -ous
Example Sentences
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Conterminous would imply that their dimensions were exactly equal on the side where they adjoin.
From English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by Fernald, James Champlin
Conterminous with Him in origin there may have been some other spirits.
From Fetichism in West Africa Forty Years' Observations of Native Customs and Superstitions by Nassau, Robert Hamill
Conterminous to the restaurant, on the right, is a tiny cottage, fronted by a still tinier garden, fenced in and gated.
From The Merry-Go-Round by Van Vechten, Carl
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