Etymology

conterminate

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Today it means: Having the same bounds or extent; coterminous. Full definition →

Late Latin conterminātus
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  1. Late Latin · borrowed fromconterminātus
  2. English todayconterminate

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”).

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