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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024co•ter•mi•nous (kō tûr′mə nəs),USA pronunciation adj. - having the same border or covering the same area.
- being the same in extent;
coextensive in range or scope. Also, co•ter•mi•nal (kō•tûr ′mə•nl). - 1790–1800; re-formation of conterminus; see co-
co•ter′mi•nous•ly, adv. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: coterminous /kəʊˈtɜːmɪnəs/, conterminous adj - having a common boundary; bordering; contiguous
- coextensive or coincident in range, time, scope, etc
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024con•ter•mi•nous (kən tûr′mə nəs),USA pronunciation adj. - 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, coterminal. - Latin conterminus having a common border with, equivalent. to con- con- + terminus terminus; see -ous
- 1625–35
con•ter′mi•nal•ly, con•ter′mi•nous•ly, adv. con•ter′mi•nal′i•ty, con•ter′mi•nous•ness, n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: conterminous /kənˈtɜːmɪnəs/, conterminal /kənˈtɜːmɪnəl/, coterminous /kəʊˈtɜːmɪnəs/ adj - enclosed within a common boundary
- meeting at the ends; without a break or interruption
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin conterminus, from con- + terminus end, boundary |