English Explanatory Dictionary

coextensive

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having the same spatial limits or boundaries; sharing the same area.
  2. Occurring over the same period of time; contemporaneous.
  3. Having the same extension—the object or set of objects to which a term refers.

Pronunciation

/ˌkəʊ.ɪkˈstɛn.sɪv/ /ˌkoʊ.ɛkˈstɛn.sɪv/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-coextensive.wav

Word forms

coextensive co-extensive

Etymology

From co- + extensive.

Related words

coextension coterminous extensive

Derived words

coextensively coextensiveness
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