discontiguous

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adjective

Not contiguous

“A discontiguous network comprises two major networks.”

Similar
fragmentednoncontiguous
OriginEnglish contiguous ← Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? ← Latin contiguus →
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Meanings

adjectivediscontiguous (comparative more discontiguous, superlative most discontiguous)

comparative more discontiguous · superlative most discontiguous

  1. Not contiguous

    A discontiguous network comprises two major networks.

    Synonyms: fragmented, noncontiguous

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveNot contiguous

Similar
fragmentednoncontiguous
Also see
disjointednoncontiguous

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  3. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  4. Proto-Italic*dis-
  5. Latindis-
  6. Old Frenchdes-
  7. Latindis-
  8. Middle Englishdis-
  9. Englishdis-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  11. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  12. Proto-Italic*kom
  13. Proto-Italic*kom-
  14. Latincon-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*teh₂g-
  16. Proto-Italic*tangō
  17. Latintangō
  18. Latincontingō
  19. Latincontiguus
  20. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  21. Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
  22. Englishcontiguous
  23. Englishdiscontiguous

From dis- + contiguous.

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APA

discontiguous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discontiguous

MLA

“discontiguous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discontiguous. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “discontiguous,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discontiguous.

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