CONTERMINATE

Etymology

Adjective

conterminate (not comparable)

(obsolete) Having the same bounds or extent; conterminous.

Source: Wiktionary


Con*ter"mi*nate, a. Etym: [L. conterminare to border upon, fr. conterminus conterminous; con- + terminus border.]

Definition: Having the same bounds; conterminous. [Obs.] B. Jonson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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