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adjacent definition
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Overview of adj adjacent The adj adjacent has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (4) adjacent, next side by side -- (nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space; "had adjacent rooms"; "in the next room"; "the person sitting next to me"; "our rooms were side by side") 2. (2) 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") 3. (1) adjacent -- (near or close to but not necessarily touching; "lands adjacent to the mountains"; "New York and adjacent cities") Antonyms of adj adjacent 3 senses of adjacent Sense 1 adjacent, next side by side(prenominal) INDIRECT (VIA close) -> distant Sense 2 abutting, adjacent, adjoining, bordering(postnominal), conterminous, contiguous INDIRECT (VIA connected) -> unconnected Sense 3 adjacent INDIRECT (VIA near) -> far Similarity of adj adjacent 3 senses of adjacent Sense 1 adjacent, next side by side(prenominal) => close (vs. distant) Sense 2 abutting, adjacent, adjoining, bordering(postnominal), conterminous, contiguous => connected (vs. unconnected) Sense 3 adjacent => near (vs. far), close Attributes of adj adjacent Familiarity of adj adjacent adjacent used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj adjacent adjacent nonadjacent Overview of adj adjacent The adj adjacent has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (4) adjacent, next side by side -- (nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space; "had adjacent rooms"; "in the next room"; "the person sitting next to me"; "our rooms were side by side") 2. (2) 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") 3. (1) adjacent -- (near or close to but not necessarily touching; "lands adjacent to the mountains"; "New York and adjacent cities")
adjacent definition
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