- conterminous, coterminous
- The two words mean the same thing-to share a boundary-though the first is more commonly used than the second.
Dictionary of troublesome word. Bill Bryson. 2013.
conterminous, coterminous
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conterminous, coterminous — The two words mean the same thing to share a boundary though the first is more commonly used than the second … Dictionary of troublesome word
abutting adjacent adjoining borderingprenominal conterminous coterminous contiguous — connected connected adj. 1. p. p. of {connect}. [Narrower terms: {abutting, adjacent, adjoining, bordering(prenominal), conterminous, coterminous, contiguous}] [Narrower terms: {adjunctive}] [Narrower terms: {affined}] [Narrower terms:… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Coterminous — Co*ter mi*nous (k? t?r m? n?s), a. [Cf. {Conterminous}.] Bordering; conterminous; followed by with. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
coterminous — 1630s, malformed in English from CO (Cf. co ) + terminous (see TERMINAL (Cf. terminal)). Latin purists prefer CONTERMINOUS (Cf. conterminous) … Etymology dictionary
coterminous — [kō tʉr′mə nəs] adj. CONTERMINOUS: also coterminal coterminously adv … English World dictionary
conterminous — , coterminous Sharing a common boundary … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
coterminous — , conterminous Sharing a common boundary … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
conterminous — adjective Etymology: Latin conterminus, from com + terminus boundary more at term Date: 1631 1. having a common boundary < conterminous countries > 2. coterminous 3. enclosed within one common boundary < the 48 conterminous states > • … New Collegiate Dictionary
coterminous — adjective Etymology: alteration of conterminous Date: 1799 1. having the same or coincident boundaries < a voting district coterminous with the city > 2. coextensive in scope or duration < an experience of life cot … New Collegiate Dictionary
conterminous — conterminally, conterminously, adv. conterminality, conterminousness, n. /keuhn terr meuh neuhs/, adj. 1. having a common boundary; bordering; contiguous. 2. meeting at the ends; without an intervening gap: In our calendar system, the close of… … Universalium
