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coterminous

co·ter·mi·nous

UK/kəˈtəː.mɪ.nəs/ US/kəˈtɝ.mɪ.nəs/ uncommon

adjective

Origin

From Latin conterminus, from con- (“with”) + terminus (“border, end”), equivalent to co- + terminous. The spelling with co- instead of con- is probably influenced by the related prefix co-.

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