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| 1. | [ adjective ] nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space | |
| Synonyms: | next side_by_side | |
| Examples: | "had adjacent rooms" "in the next room" "the person sitting next to me" "our rooms were side by side" |
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| Related terms: | close | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space | |
| Synonyms: | next side_by_side | |
| Examples: | "had adjacent rooms" "in the next room" "the person sitting next to me" "our rooms were side by side" |
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| Related terms: | close | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] having a common boundary or edge; touching | |
| Synonyms: | adjoining bordering conterminous contiguous neighboring abutting | |
| Examples: | "abutting lots" "adjoining rooms" "Rhode Island has two bordering states Massachusetts and Connecticut" "the side of Germany conterminous with France" "Utah and the contiguous state of Idaho" |
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| Related terms: | connected | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] near or close to but not necessarily touching | |
| Examples: | "lands adjacent to the mountains" "New York and adjacent cities" |
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| Related terms: | near | |
| Similar spelling: |
adjacency |
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