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con·ter·mi·nous
 conterminous
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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
having a common boundary, such that each ends where the other begins.
The United States is conterminous with Canada.- similar words:
- adjacent
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| definition 2: |
having the same limits; extending to the same borders.
The United States is conterminous with Texas at the Rio Grande River. |
| related words: |
touching |
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| derivations: |
conterminously (adv.), conterminousness (n.) |
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