coterminous

UK/kәu'tә:minәs/US

GREC2

Definitions

adj.

Sharing the same boundary, scope, or duration

共界的；范围（或时间）相同的

Root Breakdown

Root-derived

co-together, with

terminboundary, end, limit

-ousfull of, having the quality of

=coterminous

co- (together) + termin (boundary) + -ous = sharing the same boundary. Two regions, terms of office, or time spans that begin and end at exactly the same lines are coterminous.

Root termin still carries 13 more words

Example Sentences

1.
The parish boundaries are coterminous with the old county lines.
2.
His term as chair was coterminous with the funding period.

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