conterminate

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/kɒnˈtɜː(ɹ)mɪnət/

adjective

Having the same bounds or extent; coterminous.

OriginLate Latin conterminātus →
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Meanings

adjectiveconterminate (not comparable)
  1. not comparableobsoleteHaving the same bounds or extent; coterminous.

    Here are kingdoms mixed And nations joined, a strength of empire fixed Conterminate with heaven

    1610, Ben Jonson, The Speeches at Prince Henry's Barriers
verbconterminate (third-person singular simple present conterminates, present participle conterminating, simple past and past participle conterminated)

present singular third person conterminates · participle present conterminating · participle past conterminated · past conterminated

  1. intransitiveobsoleteTo be conterminous in space, to have a common boundary or limit.
  2. intransitiveobsoleteTo be conterminous in time.

Origin

  1. Late Latinconterminātus
  2. Englishconterminate

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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APA

conterminate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conterminate

MLA

“conterminate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conterminate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “conterminate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conterminate.

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