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contiguity

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con·ti·gu·i·ty  (knt-gy-t)
n. pl. con·ti·gu·i·ties
1. The state of being contiguous.
2. A continuous mass or series.
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Noun1.contiguity - the attribute of being so near as to be touching
nearness, closeness - the spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance; "the sudden closeness of the dock sent him into action"
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contiguity [ˈkɒntɪgjuːɪtɪ] Ncontigüidad f
contiguity
n(unmittelbare) Nachbarschaft


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The latter was the eternal, living principle or soul in him; and in sleep, being for the time dissociated from the characterizing mind, which at other times employed it for its outer vehicle or agent, it spontaneously sought escape from the scorching contiguity of the frantic thing, of which, for the time, it was no longer an integral.
The refined and elegant appearance of his victim and the contiguity of the conscientious cop encouraged him to believe that he would soon feel the pleasant official clutch upon his arm that would insure his winter quarters on the right little, tight little isle.
The very contiguity of his enemy, beneath whatever mask the latter might conceal himself, was enough to disturb the magnetic sphere of a being so sensitive as Arthur Dimmesdale.
 
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