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contiguous definition

con·tigu·ous (kən tig′yo̵̅o̅ əs)

adjective

  1. in physical contact; touching along all or most of one side
  2. near, next, or adjacent

Etymology: L contiguus, bordering upon < base of contingere, to touch upon: see contact

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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