Etymology

conterminal

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Today it means: Conterminous. Full definition →

Latin conterminus
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  1. Latin · derived fromconterminus
  2. English todayconterminal

From Latin conterminus, from con- (“with”) + terminus (“border, end”) + -al.

Words from the same roots

Latinconterminus all →

coterminous

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