touching along the side or boundary; in contact physically adjacent; neighbouring preceding or following in time
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con•tig•u•ous /kənˈtɪgyuəs/USA pronunciation
adj.
con•tig•u•ous•ness, n. [uncountable]See -tact-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025-
- touching;
in contact. - being close without touching;
near.
- touching;
- adjacent in time: contiguous events.
con•tig•u•ous•ness, n. [uncountable]See -tact-.
con•tig•u•ous
(kən tig′yo̅o̅ əs),USA pronunciation adj.
con•tig′u•ous•ly, adv.
con•tig′u•ous•ness, n.
- touching;
in contact. - in close proximity without actually touching;
near. - adjacent in time:contiguous events.
- Latin contiguus bordering upon, equivalent. to con- con- + tig- (variant stem of -tingere, combining form of tangere to touch; see tangent, contingent, contact) + -uus deverbal adjective, adjectival suffix; compare -ous, continuous
- 1605–15
con•tig′u•ous•ness, n.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged bordering, adjoining, abutting.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged adjacent.
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- block
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- coterminous
- facies
- flush
- forty-eight
- glide
- herringbone
- immediate
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- party wall
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- thalamus
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