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vicinal

[ vis-uh-nl ]
/ ˈvɪs ə nl /

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to a neighborhood or district.
neighboring; adjacent.
Crystallography. noting a plane the position of which varies very little from that of a fundamental plane of the form.

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Origin of vicinal

1615–25; <Latin vīcīnālis, equivalent to vīcīn(us) near + -ālis-al1; see vicinity

Words nearby vicinal

Vichy government, Vichyite, vichyssoise, vichy water, vicinage, vicinal, vicinity, vicious, vicious circle, vicissitude, Vick
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British Dictionary definitions for vicinal

vicinal
/ (ˈvɪsɪnəl) /

adjective

neighbouring
(esp of roads) of or relating to a locality or neighbourhood
chem relating to or designating two adjacent atoms to which groups are attached in a chain

Word Origin for vicinal

C17: from Latin vīcīnālis nearby, from vīcīnus, from vīcus a neighbourhood
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