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contiguous

Pronunciation: /kənˈtɪɡ.ju.əs/

The English word “contiguous” has 3 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Connected; touching; abutting.
  2. Adjacent; neighboring.
  3. Connecting without a break.

Etymology

From Latin contiguus (“touching”) + -ous, from contingere (“to touch”); see contingent, contact, contagion.

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