Conterminously
[kuh n-tur-muh-nuh s] /kənˈtɜr mə nəs/
adjective
1.
having a common boundary; bordering; contiguous.
2.
meeting at the ends; without an intervening gap:
In our calendar system, the close of one year is conterminous with the beginning of the next.
3.
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/kənˈtɜːmɪnəs/
adjective
1.
enclosed within a common boundary
2.
meeting at the ends; without a break or interruption
adj.
1670s, from Latin conterminus “bordering upon, having a common boundary,” from com- “together, with” (see com-) + terminus (see terminus).
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