contiguous
[ kuhn-tig-yoo-uhs ]
/ kənˈtɪg yu əs /
adjective
touching; in contact.
in close proximity without actually touching; near.
adjacent in time: contiguous events.
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contextualize, contexture, contg., conti, contiguity, contiguous, contiguously, contin., continence, continent, 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
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British Dictionary definitions for contiguous
contiguous
/ (kənˈtɪɡjʊəs) /
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
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.).
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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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