adjacent

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Next to or very close to something.

   Because the conference room was full, we met in the adjacent office.

2. 2
   adj

   Closely related to or similar to something.

   The new product appeals to customers in several adjacent markets.

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁- Proto-Italic *jakēō Latin iaceō Latin adiaceō Latin adiacēnsder. English adjacent Borrowed from Latin adiacēns, adiacentis, derivative of adiaceō (“to lie beside”); from ad (“to”) + iaceō (“to lie down”).

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