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contiguity

/ˌkɑn.tɪˈɡju.ɪ.ti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.78 in modern English

Syllables
con-ti-gu-i-ty
IPA
/ˌkɑn.tɪˈɡju.ɪ.ti/
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A state in which two or more physical objects are physically touching one another or in which sections of a plane border on one another.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From French contiguïté (whence -ity), from Late Latin contiguitās, from Latin contiguus (“bordering upon”), from contingō (“to touch or border upon”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: contiguïté, contiguitās, contiguus
  • Suffix: -ity

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌkɑn.tɪˈɡju.ɪ.ti/
  • British English: /ˌkɒn.tɪˈɡjuː.ɪ.ti/

Usage

Inflected Forms

contiguities (plural)

Derived Forms

noncontiguity

Synonyms

synapse adjacency contiguousness

Antonyms

discontiguity

Rhymes With

continuity ambiguity discontinuity assiduity exiguity unambiguity discontiguity

Questions

How do you pronounce contiguity?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkɑn.tɪˈɡju.ɪ.ti/.
What does contiguity mean?
A state in which two or more physical objects are physically touching one another or in which sections of a plane border on one another.
Where does contiguity come from?
It is traced to French.

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