contiguous

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective very close or connected in space or time
  2. adjective connecting without a break; within a common boundary
  3. adjective having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching

Etymology

From Latin contiguus (“touching”), from contingere (“to touch”); see contingent, contact, contagion.

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Synonyms

immediate

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