ADJACENT


Meaning of ADJACENT in English

/ əˈdʒeɪsnt; NAmE / adjective

adjacent (to sth) ( of an area, a building, a room, etc. ) next to or near sth :

The planes landed on adjacent runways.

Our farm land was adjacent to the river.

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : from Latin adjacent- lying near to, from adjacere , from ad- to + jacere lie down.

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