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con·ter·mi·nous [ kən túrminəss ] or co·ter·mi·nous [ kō túrminəss ]

adjective

Definition:

1. inside same boundary: enclosed inside a common boundary

2. adjacent: next to and sharing a common boundary with something

3. meeting in time or place: meeting end to end, so that where or when one finishes the next begins

4. of equal extent or scope: equal in length or extent, either in space or time, or having the same range of meaning as another term ( formal )

[Mid-17th century. < Latin conterminus, literally "boundary with" < terminus "boundary"]

con·ter·mi·nous·ly adverb

con·ter·mi·nous·ness noun