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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ad•ja•cent /əˈdʒeɪsənt/USA pronunciation adj. - lying near, or close;
touching; facing; adjoining:an adjacent page; Their yards were adjacent.[be + ~ + to]a field adjacent to the canal. ad•ja•cen•cy, n. [uncountable]ad•ja•cent•ly, adv. See -jec-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ad•ja•cent (ə jā′sənt),USA pronunciation adj. - lying near, close, or contiguous;
adjoining; neighboring:a motel adjacent to the highway. - just before, after, or facing:a map on an adjacent page.
- Latin adjacent- (stem of adjacēns, present participle of adjacēre to adjoin), equivalent. to ad- ad- + jac- lie + -ent- -ent
- late Middle English 1400–50
ad•ja′cent•ly, adv. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged abutting, juxtaposed, touching. See adjoining.
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