Adjacent: Lying nearby. Related terms include superjacent, subjacent, and circumjacent. From ad-, near + the Latin jacere, to lie = to lie near.
Definition of ADJACENT. 1. a: not distant : nearby <the city and adjacent suburbs> b: having a common endpoint or border < adjacent lots> < adjacent sides of a ...
adjective 1. lying near, close, or contiguous; adjoining; neighboring: a motel adjacent to the highway. 2. just before, after, or facing: a map on an adjacent page ...
ad·ja·cent (-j s nt) adj. 1. Close to; lying near: adjacent cities. 2. Next to; adjoining: adjacent garden plots. [Middle English, from Latin adiac ns, adiacent ...
adjective. near or close ( to something); adjoining
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