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contiguity
Contiguity (noun) means the fact of two or more things touching each other, or of areas sharing a border.
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The fact of two or more things touching each other, or of areas sharing a border.
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Etymology
Came from French contiguïté (the source of the -ity ending), from Late Latin contiguitās, from Latin contiguus, meaning ‘bordering upon’, from contingō, meaning ‘to touch or border upon’.
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adjacency
contiguousness
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What is the meaning of contiguity?
"contiguity" (noun) means the fact of two or more things touching each other, or of areas sharing a border.
What is another word for contiguity?
Other words for "contiguity" include adjacency, contiguousness.
What is the opposite of contiguity?
The opposite of "contiguity" is distance.
