- ə nsē, -si noun
( -es )
Etymology: Medieval Latin adjacentia, from Late Latin, state of being adjacent, from Latin adjacent-, adjacens + -ia -y
1.
a. : whatever is adjacent in space
b. : nearby or neighboring places — usually plural
2.
[Late Latin]
: the quality or state of being adjacent : contiguity
3. : a radio or television program or announcement immediately following or preceding another
his 9:30 program was helped by a popular adjacency at 9:45