conterminous en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /kɒnˈtəː.mɪ.nəs/ (UK)
- (US) audio
- /kənˈtɝ.mɪ.nəs/ (US)
- /kənˈtəː.mɪ.nəs/ (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-? Proto-Indo-European *ter-? Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *térmn̥ Proto-Italic *termn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *term(e)nos Latin terminus Latin conterminusbor. English conterminous Borrowed from Latin conterminus.
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative, not-comparable) Alternative form of coterminous.
alt of coterminous
Deriveds
conterminosity · conterminously · nonconterminous · conterminous United States · conterminousness