contiguous
adjective/kənˈtɪɡjuəs/
/kənˈtɪɡjuəs/
(formal or specialist)- touching or next to something
- The countries are contiguous.
- contiguous with/to something The bruising was not contiguous to the wound.
Word Originearly 16th cent.: from Latin contiguus ‘touching’, from the verb contingere ‘be in contact, befall’, from con- ‘together with’ + tangere ‘to touch’. + -ous.Want to learn more?
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