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conterminous
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
CONTERMINOUS
a.[L., con and terminus, a border. ] Bordering upon; touching at the boundary; contiguous; as a people conterminous to the Roman territory.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
CONTERMINOUS
Con *ter "mi *nous, a. Etym: [L. conterminus. Cf. Conterminous. ]
Defn: Having the same bounds, or limits; bordering upon; contiguous. This conformed so many of them as were conterminous to the colonies and garrisons, to the Roman laws. Sir M. Hale.
New American Oxford Dictionary
conterminous
con ter mi nous |känˈtərmənəs, kən -kɑnˈtərmənəs | ▶adjective sharing a common boundary: the forty-eight conterminous United States. • having the same area, context, or meaning: a genealogy conterminous with the history of the USA. DERIVATIVES con ter mi nous ly adverb ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin conterminus (from con- ‘with ’ + terminus ‘boundary ’) + -ous. Compare with coterminous .
Oxford Dictionary
conterminous
conterminous |kɒnˈtəːmɪnəs | ▶adjective sharing a common boundary: the forty-eight conterminous United States. • having the same area, context, or meaning: a genealogy conterminous with the history of the USA. DERIVATIVES conterminously adverb ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin conterminus (from con- ‘with ’ + terminus ‘boundary ’) + -ous. Compare with coterminous .
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