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The definition of adjacent is next to or nearby.
(adjective)An example of adjacent is two houses that are next to one another.
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See adjacent in Webster's New World College Dictionary
adjective
near or close (to something); adjoining
Origin: L adjacens, prp. of adjacere, to lie near < ad-, to + jacere, to lie, throw: see jet
Related Forms:
- adjacently adverb
See adjacent in American Heritage Dictionary 4
adjective
- Close to; lying near: adjacent cities.
- Next to; adjoining: adjacent garden plots.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Latin adiacēns, adiacent-
Origin: , present participle of adiacēre, to lie near
Origin: : ad-, ad-
Origin: + iacēre, to lie; see yē- in Indo-European roots
.Related Forms:
- ad·jaˈcent·ly adverb
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