contiguous

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  1. adjective Sharing an edge or boundary; touching.
  2. adjective Neighboring; adjacent.
  3. adjective Connecting without a break: the 48 contiguous states.
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  • IF the clips are contiguous, select the first one, hit and hold the Shift Key, select the last clip and Paste Attributes. —  Discussions: Message List - root
  • If the clips are not contiguous, hold down the Command (Apple) key while selecting the clips. —  Discussions: Message List - root
  • Although Obama expressed support for a contiguous Palestinian state, he hedged on specifying when or with what borders. —  [unknown placeholder $my.siteName$]
  • "I think it is possible for us to see a Palestinian state - I'm not going to put a time frame on it - that is contiguous," the president told Al Arabiya. —  [unknown placeholder $my.siteName$]
  • THE PRESIDENT: I think it is possible for us to see a Palestinian state -- I'm not going to put a time frame on it -- that is contiguous, that allows freedom of movement for its people, that allows for trade with other countries, that allows the creation of businesses and commerce so that people have a better life. —  [unknown placeholder $my.siteName$]
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  1. From Latin contiguus, from contingere, contig-, to touch; see contact.

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  1. = French contigu = Spanish Portuguese Italian contiguo, from Latin contiguus, touching, from contingere (contig-), touch: see contingent, contact, contagion.
 

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/kənˈtɪgjuəs/
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