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adjacent

/əˈdʒeɪ.sənt/
noun
  1. Something that lies next to something else, especially the side of a right triangle that is neither the hypotenuse nor the opposite.

adjective
  1. Lying next to, close, or contiguous; neighboring; bordering on.

    "Because the conference room is filled, we will have our meeting in the adjacent room."

    Similar: abutting, adjoining, contiguous, juxtaposed, near

  2. Just before, after, or facing.

    "The picture is on the adjacent page."

  3. Related to; suggestive of; bordering on.

Synonymsabutting, adjoining, contiguous, juxtaposed, near
Antonymsapart, distant, nonadjacent
preposition
  1. Next to; beside.

    "A notice was sent to the house adjacent the school."

  2. Related to; suggestive of; bordering on.

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