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contiguously

 

  1  definition  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Contiguous  \Con*tig"u*ous\,  a.  [L.  contiguus;  akin  to  contigere 
  to  touch  on  all  sides.  See  {Contingent}.] 
  In  actual  contact  touching;  also  adjacent;  near 
  neighboring;  adjoining. 
 
  The  two  halves  of  the  paper  did  not  appear  fully 
  divided  .  .  .  but  seemed  contiguous  at  one  of  their 
  angles.  --Sir  I. 
  Newton. 
 
  Sees  no  contiguous  palace  rear  its  head.  --Goldsmith. 
 
  {Contiguous  angles}.  See  {Adjacent  angles},  under  {Angle}. 
 
  Syn:  Adjoining;  adjacent.  See  {Adjacent}.  -- 
  {Con*tig"u*ous*ly},  adv  --  {Con*tig"u*ous*ness},  n.