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coextensive.

Having the same spatial limits or boundaries; sharing the same area.

11 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˌkəʊ.ɪkˈstɛn.sɪv/UK/ˌkoʊ.ɛkˈstɛn.sɪv/US
  1. Having the same spatial limits or boundaries; sharing the same area.

    not-comparable
    The city and county of San Francisco are coextensive.
  2. Occurring over the same period of time; contemporaneous.

    not-comparable
  3. Having the same extension—the object or set of objects to which a term refers.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-lbor. English co- Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *tend- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *téndeti Proto-Italic *tendō Latin tendō Latin extendō Latin extēnsus Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Late Latin extensīvusder. Middle English extensive English extensive English coextensive From co- + extensive.

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