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Definition of adjacent adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

adjacent

adjective
 
/əˈdʒeɪsnt/
 
/əˈdʒeɪsnt/
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  1. next to something
    • The planes landed on adjacent runways.
    • numbers that are adjacent in the sequence
    • adjacent to something Our farm land was adjacent to the river.
    • The vineyards of Verzy lie adjacent to those of Verzenay.
    • There is a row of houses immediately adjacent to the factory.
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    • be
    • be situated
    • lie
    adverb
    • directly
    • immediately
    preposition
    • to
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    Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin adjacent- ‘lying near to’, from adjacere, from ad- ‘to’ + jacere ‘lie down’.
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