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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Contiguous \Con*tig"u*ous\, a. [L. contiguus; akin to contigere
to touch on all sides. See {Contingent}.]
In actual contact; touching; also, adjacent; near;
neighboring; adjoining.
[1913 Webster]
The two halves of the paper did not appear fully
divided . . . but seemed contiguous at one of their
angles. --Sir I.
Newton.
[1913 Webster]
Sees no contiguous palace rear its head. --Goldsmith.
[1913 Webster]
{Contiguous angles}. See {Adjacent angles}, under {Angle}.
Syn: Adjoining; adjacent. See {Adjacent}. --
{Con*tig"u*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Con*tig"u*ous*ness}, n.
[1913 Webster] Continence
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
contiguous
adj 1: very close or connected in space or time; "contiguous
events"; "immediate contact"; "the immediate vicinity";
"the immediate past" [syn: {contiguous}, {immediate}]
2: connecting without a break; within a common boundary; "the 48
conterminous states"; "the contiguous 48 states" [syn:
{conterminous}, {contiguous}]
3: having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching; "Rhode
Island has two bordering states; Massachusetts and
Conncecticut"; "the side of Germany conterminous with
France"; "Utah and the contiguous state of Idaho";
"neighboring cities" [syn: {adjacent}, {conterminous},
{contiguous}, {neighboring(a)}]
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