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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesadyacente
Pronunciation / Transliteration: adʝaˈsente
"La casa tiene un jardín adyacente."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Next to or adjoining something else; sharing a common border, wall, or point.
"They stayed in adjacent rooms during the conference." - 2
In geometry, describing angles that share a common vertex and side.
"The theorem applies to adjacent angles on a straight line."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin adjective 'adjacentem', the accusative form of 'adjacens', which is the present participle of 'adjacere' (to lie near or border upon). It combines the prefix 'ad-' (to, toward) with 'jacere' (to lie). It entered the English language in the late 15th century, initially retaining its literal spatial meaning of lying near or close to something.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Adjacent" is said worldwide
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adjacent
Transliteration: adjaˈsɑ̃
"Le bureau est situé dans la salle adjacente."
benachbart
Transliteration: bəˈnaːxbaʁt
"Wir haben Zimmer im benachbarten Hotel gebucht."
adiacente
Transliteration: adjaˈtʃɛnte
"Il parcheggio si trova in un'area adiacente."
adyacente
Transliteration: adʝaˈsente
"La casa tiene un jardín adyacente."
adjacente
Transliteration: adʒaˈsẽtʃi
"O museu fica em uma sala adjacente."
समीपस्थ
Transliteration: samīpastha
"यह कमरा मुख्य हॉल के समीपस्थ है।"
邻近的
Transliteration: línjìn de
"他们在相邻的房间里开会。"
인접한
Transliteration: injeop-han
"두 건물은 인접해 있습니다."
隣接した
Transliteration: rinsetsu shita
"私たちの部屋は隣接しています。"
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