coterminous

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adjective

Comparative

conterminous

1.
(not comparable)Meeting end to end or at the ends.
2.
(not comparable)(geography) Having matching boundaries; or, adjoining and sharing a boundary.
New York's borough of Brooklyn and Kings County are coterminous.
To get a building warrant he had to show the plans to "coterminous proprietors", neighbours with whom his property shared a boundary.
3.
(broadly, not comparable)(by extension) Having the same scope, range of meaning, or extent in time.
4.
(not comparable)(law) Said of linked or related property leases that expire together.

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coterminouslycoextensive contiguous

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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-.