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- US Pronunciation
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- [kuh n-tur-muh-nuh s]
- /kənˈtɜr mə nəs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kuh n-tur-muh-nuh s]
- /kənˈtɜr mə nəs/
Definitions of conterminal word
- adjective conterminal having a common boundary; bordering; contiguous. 1
- adjective conterminal meeting at the ends; without an intervening gap: In our calendar system, the close of one year is conterminous with the beginning of the next. 1
- abbreviation CONTERMINAL coterminous. 1
- adjective conterminal Conterminous. 0
- adjective conterminal (entomology) Connected end to end. 0
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Origin of conterminal
First appearance:
before 1625 One of the 42% oldest English words
1625-35; < Latin conterminus having a common border with, equivalent to con- con- + terminus terminus; see -ous
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Parts of speech for Conterminal
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
conterminal popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
conterminal usage trend in Literature
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