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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Contiguous \Con*tig"u*ous\, a. [L. contiguus; akin to contigere to touch on all sides. See Contingent.] In actual contact; touching; also, adjacent; near; neighboring; adjoining. [1913 Webster] The two halves of the paper did not appear fully divided . . . but seemed contiguous at one of their angles. --Sir I. Newton. [1913 Webster] Sees no contiguous palace rear its head. --Goldsmith. [1913 Webster] Contiguous angles. See Adjacent angles, under Angle. Syn: Adjoining; adjacent. See Adjacent. -- Con*tig"u*ous*ly, adv. -- Con*tig"u*ous*ness, n. [1913 Webster] Continence