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adjacent

4 definitions • 5 examples
1
very near, next to, or touching:

Examples:

They work in adjacent buildings.
They lived in a house adjacent to the railway.
2
used in compounds to show that something is not exactly the thing mentioned, but very similar to it:

Examples:

For fans looking for some excellent horror-adjacent movies, I've put together the list below.
"There are an enormous number of science-adjacent and science-related careers for you to choose from," he explained.
3
very near, or with nothing in between:

Examples:

They work in adjacent buildings.
4
Two angles are adjacent if they are next to each other and share a line.

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