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con·tig·u·ous

n-t

s) KEY

ADJECTIVE:

Sharing an edge or boundary; touching.
Neighboring; adjacent.
1. Connecting without a break: the 48 contiguous states.
2. Connected in time; uninterrupted: served two contiguous terms in office.

ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin contiguus, from contingere, contig-, to touch ; see contact

OTHER FORMS:
con·tigu·ous·ly(Adverb), con·tigu·ous·ness(Noun)

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