contiguity
Americannoun
plural
contiguities-
the state of being contiguous; contact or proximity.
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a series of things in continuous connection; a continuous mass or extent.
Other Word Forms
- noncontiguity noun
Etymology
Origin of contiguity
From the Late Latin word contiguitās, dating back to 1635–45. See contiguous, -ity
Example Sentences
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What is vital about the peasant kitchen is its sense of contiguity.
From Slate • Mar. 15, 2025
"They also don't just associate that word with an object based on temporal contiguity without really understanding the meaning of those words, but they activate a memory of an object when they hear its name."
From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2024
“Since the distance between town and island is slight, we do not think the failure of the legislative plan to achieve literal contiguity a serious demerit,” the judges wrote in 1992.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 12, 2023
Then-Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's government said the latter move would help "provide Palestinian territorial contiguity" in the West Bank and make it easier for Palestinians to live a normal life.
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2023
A title by contiguity, as between conterminous states, would thus appear to be a reciprocal title: it cannot be advanced by one party, excepting as a principle which sanctions a corresponding right in the other.
From The Oregon Territory Its History and Discovery by Twiss, Travers
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