contiguousness

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con·tig·u·ous

(kən-tĭg′yo͞o-əs)

adj.

1. Sharing an edge or boundary; touching.

2. Neighboring; adjacent.

a. Connecting without a break: the 48 contiguous states.

b. Connected in time; uninterrupted: served two contiguous terms in office.

[From Latin contiguus, from contingere, contig-, to touch; see contact.]

con·tig′u·ous·ly adv.

con·tig′u·ous·ness n.

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contiguousness - the attribute of being so near as to be touching

adjacency, contiguity

nearness, closeness - the spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance; "the sudden closeness of the dock sent him into action"

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