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adjacent.

Lying next to, close, or contiguous; neighboring; bordering on.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/əˈd͡ʒeɪ.sənt/

  1. Lying next to, close, or contiguous; neighboring; bordering on.

    not-comparable
    Because the conference room is filled, we will have our meeting in the adjacent room.

  2. Just before, after, or facing.

    not-comparable
    The picture is on the adjacent page.

  3. Related to; suggestive of; bordering on.

    figuratively · not-comparable · postpositional
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-kt Proto-Indo-European *(H)yéh₁kt ~ *(H)ih₁kéntder. Latin iaciō Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *-ējō Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ēō Latin -eō Latin iaceō Latin adiaceō Latin adiacēnsder. English adjacent Borrowed from Latin adiacēns, adiacentis, derivative of adiaceō (“to lie beside”); from ad (“to”) + iaceō (“to lie down”).

noun/əˈd͡ʒeɪ.sənt/

  1. Something that lies next to something else, especially the side of a right triangle that is neither the hypotenuse nor the opposite.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-kt Proto-Indo-European *(H)yéh₁kt ~ *(H)ih₁kéntder. Latin iaciō Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *-ējō Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ēō Latin -eō Latin iaceō Latin adiaceō Latin adiacēnsder. English adjacent Borrowed from Latin adiacēns, adiacentis, derivative of adiaceō (“to lie beside”); from ad (“to”) + iaceō (“to lie down”).

prep/əˈd͡ʒeɪ.sənt/

  1. Next to; beside.

    The house adjacent to the school was demolished.
    A notice was sent to the house adjacent the school.

  2. Related to; suggestive of; bordering on.

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-kt Proto-Indo-European *(H)yéh₁kt ~ *(H)ih₁kéntder. Latin iaciō Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *-ējō Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ēō Latin -eō Latin iaceō Latin adiaceō Latin adiacēnsder. English adjacent Borrowed from Latin adiacēns, adiacentis, derivative of adiaceō (“to lie beside”); from ad (“to”) + iaceō (“to lie down”).

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