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coextensive

[ koh-ik-sten-siv ]

/ ˌkoʊ ɪkˈstɛn sɪv /

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adjective

equal or coincident in space, time, or scope.

Origin of coextensive

First recorded in 1670–80; co- + extensive

OTHER WORDS FROM coextensive

co·ex·ten·sive·ly, adverb

Words nearby coextensive

coexecutor, coexecutrix, coexist, coexistence, coextend, coextensive, coextrusion, cofactor, cofc, cofeature, coff

Example sentences from the Web for coextensive

His kindly nature made him loved by all and his circle of friends was coextensive with the circle of his acquaintance.

Lyman's History of old Walla Walla County, Vol. 2 (of 2) |William Denison Lyman
But this limit of power is not coextensive with any system of morals.

The Path of the Law |Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
The graveyard, or what remains of it, is coextensive with the grove.

Virginia: The Old Dominion |Frank W. Hutchins and Cortelle Hutchins
If simply convertible, the two must be coextensive, and the Predicate must be either a Proprium or the Definition.

Logic, Inductive and Deductive |William Minto

Logic, however, is not the same thing with knowledge, though the field of logic is coextensive with the field of knowledge.

A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive |John Stuart Mill

British Dictionary definitions for coextensive

coextensive

/ (ˌkəʊɪkˈstɛnsɪv) /

adjective

of the same limits or extent

Derived forms of coextensive

coextensively, adverb