contiguous
[ kuhn-tig-yoo-uhs ]
/ kənˈtɪg yu əs /
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adjective
touching; in contact.
in close proximity without actually touching; near.
adjacent in time: contiguous events.
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Origin of contiguous
First recorded in 1605–15; from Latin contiguus “touching, bordering upon,“ equivalent to prefix con- “with, together” + tig- (variant stem of -tingere, combining form of tangere “to touch”) + -uus adjective suffix; see con-, tangent, contingent, contact;cf. -ous, continuous
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How to use contiguous in a sentence
The whorls are described as non-contiguous, when they do not touch each other; continuous, in the opposite case.
A Conchological Manual|George Brettingham Sowerby
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 forms of contiguous
contiguity (ˌkɒntɪˈɡjuːɪtɪ) or contiguousness, nouncontiguously, adverbWord Origin for contiguous
C17: from Latin contiguus, from contingere to touch; see contact
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