Adjacency

Adjacency
Adjacence Ad"ja"cence, Adjacency Ad*ja"cen*cy, [Cf. LL. adjacentia.] 1. The state or attribute of being adjacent or contiguous; contiguity; the attribute of being so near as to be touching; as, the adjacency of lands or buildings.

Syn: contiguousness [1913 Webster]

2. That which is adjacent. [R.] --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster]


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