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contiguity

con·ti·guity

UK/ˌkɒn.tɪˈɡjuː.ɪ.ti/ US/ˌkɑn.tɪˈɡju.ɪ.ti/ uncommon

noun

1.

the attribute of being so near as to be touching

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Origin

From French contiguïté (whence -ity), from Late Latin contiguitās, from Latin contiguus (“bordering upon”), from contingō (“to touch or border upon”).

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