Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for CON-TIG'U-OUS
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CON-TIG'U-OUS, a. [L. contiguus; con and tango, tago, to touch.]
Touching; meeting or joining at the surface or border; as two contiguous bodies or countries. The houses in ancient Rome were not contiguous. – Encyc. Usually followed by to. Bacon uses with, but he has not been followed.
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