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co·ter·mi·nous
 coterminous
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- pronunciation:
- ko
tuhr
mih
n
 s
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
having the same border or end point, or covering the same area.
This contract is coterminous with the fiscal year. |
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touching |
adverb + (adj.)coterminous
both, ethnically, largely, nearly, roughly, virtually
(adj.)coterminous
+ noun
academe, aesthetics, ambivalence, artwork, boundary, category, class, colonization, demise, east, electorate, event, habitat, interplay, mankind, relation, state
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The word coterminous
contains the following parts:
co-
Latin
prefix
that means with, together
  More about this word part:
The prefix co-
is a reduced form of com- often used before roots beginning with vowels, such as "ax" and "ev." It is also used with existing English words to indicate a role of fellowship (coworker) or that something is done together (cowrite) See com-.
Example words:
coalesce, coalition, coauthor, coaxial, coeducation, coeval, coexist, cohere, coherent, coincide, cooperate, coterminous
term
Latin
root
that means end, boundary
Example words:
-ous, -ious
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means full of, characterized by
More about this word part:
The suffix "-ous
, -ious
" attaches to Latin, Greek, and native English roots
Example words:
adventurous, ambiguous, amorous, amorphous, anadromous, androgynous, anomalous, apetalous, apocarpous, apterous, aqueous, atrocious, auspicious, avaricious, azygous, captious, carnivorous, chromous, coterminous, covetous, curious, delicious, diadromous, diaphanous, dicephalous, dioecious, disingenuous, egregious, endogenous, enormous, epigynous, euphonious, extemporaneous, ferocious, fortuitous, generous, glorious, gracious, gregarious, heterogamous, heterogeneous, homogeneous, homogenous, homologous, homopterous, hydrous, hypogynous, illustrious, impecunious, impervious, incommodious, incongruous, inconspicuous, indecorous, infamous, infelicitous, innocuous, intravenous, isogenous, isomerous, joyous, judicious, laborious, ludicrous, lustrous, magnanimous, malicious, malodorous, monoclinous, monoecious, multiparous, nauseous, perigynous, poisonous, porous, precious, quadrumanous, ramous, rebellious, spacious, subaqueous, synchronous, tubuliflorous, unanimous, valorous, vicious, wondrous, xerophilous
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