conterminous

[ kuh n-tur-muh-nuh s ]
/ kənˈtɜr mə nəs /
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adjective

having a common boundary; bordering; contiguous.
meeting at the ends; without an intervening gap: In our calendar system, the close of one year is conterminous with the beginning of the next.
coterminous.
Also con·ter·mi·nal [kuh n-tur-muh-nl] /kənˈtɜr mə nl/, co·ter·mi·nal [koh-tur-muh-nl] /koʊˈtɜr mə nl/.

Origin of conterminous

1625–35; < Latin conterminus having a common border with, equivalent to con- con- + terminus terminus; see -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM conterminous

Words nearby conterminous

contented, contention, contentious, contentive, contentment, conterminous, contessa, contest, contestant, contestation, context

Words related to conterminous

coincident, commensurate, equal, like, coextensive, coterminous, adjacent, bordering, contiguous, proximal

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British Dictionary definitions for conterminous

conterminous

conterminal (kənˈtɜːmɪnəl) or coterminous (kəʊˈtɜːmɪnəs)

/ (kənˈtɜːmɪnəs) /

adjective

enclosed within a common boundary
meeting at the ends; without a break or interruption

Derived forms of conterminous

conterminously, conterminally or coterminously, adverb

Word Origin for conterminous

C17: from Latin conterminus, from con- + terminus end, boundary