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contiguous

[kuhn-tig-yoo-uhs]
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adjective

touching; in contact.
in close proximity without actually touching; near.
adjacent in time: contiguous events.

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RELATED WORDS

neighboring, adjoining, beside, bordering, close, conterminous, meeting, near, nearby, next, touching, abutting, approximal, contactual, juxtaposed, juxtapositional

Nearby words

  1. contextualize,
  2. contexture,
  3. contg.,
  4. conti,
  5. contiguity,
  6. contiguously,
  7. contin.,
  8. continence,
  9. continent,
  10. continental

Origin of contiguous

1605–15; < Latin contiguus bordering upon, equivalent to con- con- + tig- (variant stem of -tingere, combining form of tangere to touch; see tangent, contingent, contact) + -uus deverbal adj. suffix; cf. -ous, continuous
SYNONYMS FOR contiguous
1. bordering, adjoining, abutting. 2. adjacent.
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British Dictionary definitions for contiguous

contiguous

adjective

touching along the side or boundary; in contact
physically adjacent; neighbouring
preceding or following in time
Derived Formscontiguity (ˌkɒntɪˈɡjuːɪtɪ) or contiguousness, nouncontiguously, adverb

Word Origin for contiguous

C17: from Latin contiguus, from contingere to touch; see contact
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Word Origin and History for contiguous

contiguous

adj.

1610s, from Latin contiguus "near, touching, bordering upon," from root of contingere "to touch upon" (see contact). Earlier form, now obsolete, was contiguate (mid-15c.).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Medicine definitions for contiguous

contiguous

[kən-tĭg′yōō-əs]

adj.

Sharing an edge or boundary; touching.
Neighboring; adjacent.
Related formscon•tig′u•ous•ness n.
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