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conterminate

adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /kɒnˈtɜː(ɹ)mɪnət/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Having the same bounds or extent; coterminous.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, obsolete

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2

verb

Meaning 2

To be conterminous in space, to have a common boundary or limit.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive, obsolete

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3

verb

Meaning 3

To be conterminous in time.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive, obsolete

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin conterminātus, perfect passive participle of conterminō (“to border upon”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from conterminus (“conterminous”), from con- + terminus (“border”).