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Definitions for adjacency
əˈdʒeɪ sən siad·ja·cen·cy

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. adjacency, contiguity, contiguousnessnoun

    the attribute of being so near as to be touching

Wiktionary

  1. adjacencynoun

    The quality of being adjacent, or near enough so as to touch.

  2. adjacencynoun

    A relationship of being adjacent to something.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Adjacencynoun

    Etymology: from adjaceo, Lat.

    Because the Cape hath sea on both sides near it, and other lands, remote as it were, equidistant from it; therefore, at that point, the needle is not distracted by the vicinity of adjacencies. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours, b. ii. c. 2.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Adjacency

    the state of being adjacent or contiguous; contiguity; as, the adjacency of lands or buildings

  2. Adjacency

    that which is adjacent

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of adjacency in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of adjacency in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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