COTERMINOUS


Meaning of COTERMINOUS in English

adj.

Pronunciation: ( ˌ )k ō - ' t ə r-m ə -n ə s

Function: adjective

Etymology: alteration of conterminous

Date: 1799

1 : having the same or coincident boundaries <a voting district coterminous with the city>

2 : coextensive in scope or duration <an experience of life coterminous with the years of his father ― Elizabeth Hardwick>

– co · ter · mi · nous · ly adverb

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