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   What does contiguous mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! CONTIGUOUS definition: 1. next to or touching another, usually similar, thing: 2. next to or touching another, usually…. Learn more.

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   How do you use contiguous in a sentence?

   • Use the adjective contiguous when you want to describe one thing touching another thing, or next to it but not actually touching. Things that are contiguous are near or next to but not actually touching and yet they are also defined as "touching, sharing a border."

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   When was the word contiguous first used?

   • The earliest known use of the adjective contiguous is in the early 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for contiguous is from 1611, in the writing of Thomas Coryate, traveller and writer. contiguous is a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin contiguus, ‑ous suffix.

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   What is the difference between adjacent and contiguous?

   • adjacent, adjoining, contiguous, juxtaposed mean being in close proximity. adjacent may or may not imply contact but always implies absence of anything of the same kind in between. adjoining definitely implies meeting and touching at some point or line. contiguous implies having contact on all or most of one side.

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   adjective. formal uk / kənˈtɪɡ.ju.əs / us / kənˈtɪɡ.ju.əs / Add to word list. next to or touching another, usually similar, thing: contiguous with/to The two states are contiguous with/to each other, but the laws are quite different. Synonym. neighbouring UK. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. at the side of. beside Come sit beside me.

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     CONTIGUOUS meaning: 1. next to or touching another, usually...

   • Znaczenie Contiguous, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     CONTIGUOUS definicja: 1. next to or touching another,...

   • Contiguously

     CONTIGUOUSLY definition: 1. so as to touch or be positioned...

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     CONTIGUOUS translate: 相近的，相鄰的;毗鄰的;互相連接的. Learn more in the...

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   Learn the meaning of contiguous, a word that describes something being in contact, adjacent, or connected. See synonyms, examples, word history, and usage in text and sentences.

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   Use the adjective contiguous when you want to describe one thing touching another thing, or next to it but not actually touching.

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   contiguous in British English. (kənˈtɪɡjʊəs ) adjective. 1. touching along the side or boundary; in contact. 2. physically adjacent; neighbouring. 3. preceding or following in time.

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   Definition of contiguous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   contiguous meaning, definition, what is contiguous: next to something, or next to each other...: Learn more.

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   What does the adjective contiguous mean? There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective contiguous , one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.