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contiguous definition
contiguous |
Grep of noun contiguous contiguousness Overview of adj contiguous The adj contiguous has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) contiguous, immediate -- (very close or connected in space or time; "contiguous events"; "immediate contact"; "the immediate vicinity"; "the immediate past") 2. conterminous, contiguous -- (connecting without a break; within a common boundary; "the 48 conterminous states"; "the contiguous 48 states") 3. abutting, adjacent, adjoining, bordering, conterminous, contiguous -- (having a common boundary or edge; touching; "abutting lots"; "adjoining rooms"; "Rhode Island has two bordering states; Massachusetts and Conncecticut"; "the side of Germany conterminous with France"; "Utah and the contiguous state of Idaho") Antonyms of adj contiguous 3 senses of contiguous Sense 1 contiguous, immediate INDIRECT (VIA close) -> distant Sense 2 conterminous, contiguous INDIRECT (VIA connected) -> unconnected Sense 3 abutting, adjacent, adjoining, bordering(postnominal), conterminous, contiguous INDIRECT (VIA connected) -> unconnected Similarity of adj contiguous 3 senses of contiguous Sense 1 contiguous, immediate => close (vs. distant) Sense 2 conterminous, contiguous => connected (vs. unconnected) Sense 3 abutting, adjacent, adjoining, bordering(postnominal), conterminous, contiguous => connected (vs. unconnected) Attributes of adj contiguous Familiarity of adj contiguous contiguous used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj contiguous contiguous Overview of adj contiguous The adj contiguous has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) contiguous, immediate -- (very close or connected in space or time; "contiguous events"; "immediate contact"; "the immediate vicinity"; "the immediate past") 2. conterminous, contiguous -- (connecting without a break; within a common boundary; "the 48 conterminous states"; "the contiguous 48 states") 3. abutting, adjacent, adjoining, bordering, conterminous, contiguous -- (having a common boundary or edge; touching; "abutting lots"; "adjoining rooms"; "Rhode Island has two bordering states; Massachusetts and Conncecticut"; "the side of Germany conterminous with France"; "Utah and the contiguous state of Idaho")
contiguous definition
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