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Definition of coterminous adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

coterminous

adjective
 
/kəʊˈtɜːmɪnəs/
 
/kəʊˈtɜːrmɪnəs/
[not usually before noun] (formal)
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  1. coterminous (with something) (of countries or areas) sharing a border
  2. coterminous (with something) (of things or ideas) having so much in common that they are almost the same as each other
    • He seems to regard the interests of the state as coterminous with the interests of the party in government.
    3. Word Originlate 18th cent.: alteration of conterminous, with the same meaning.
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