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Contiguousness

Contiguous \Con*tig"u*ous\, a. [L. contiguus; akin to contigere to touch on all sides. See Contingent.] In actual contact; touching; also, adjacent; near; neighboring; adjoining.

The two halves of the paper did not appear fully divided . . . but seemed contiguous at one of their angles.
--Sir I. Newton.

Sees no contiguous palace rear its head.
--Goldsmith.

Contiguous angles. See Adjacent angles, under Angle.

Syn: Adjoining; adjacent. See Adjacent. -- Con*tig"u*ous*ly, adv. -- Con*tig"u*ous*ness, n.

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contiguousness

n. The state or quality of being contiguous.

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contiguousness

n. the attribute of being so near as to be touching [syn: adjacency, contiguity]

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