English Explanatory Dictionary

conterminate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having the same bounds or extent; coterminous.
verb
  1. To be conterminous in space, to have a common boundary or limit.
  2. To be conterminous in time.

Pronunciation

/kɒnˈtɜː(ɹ)mɪnət/

Word forms

conterminate conterminates conterminating conterminated

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin conterminātus, perfect passive participle of conterminō (“to border upon”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from conterminus (“conterminous”), from con- + terminus (“border”).

Related words

conterminable conterminal conterminant contermination contermine conterminous
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