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adjacent

Adjective

IPA /əˈdʒeɪsnt/

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Meaning in plain English

Next to something or very close to it.

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adjacent/əˈdʒeɪsnt/

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One house
The house right next to it

Adjacent houses stand next to each other.

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We booked two adjacent rooms so the family could stay together.
The computer lab is adjacent to the library.

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adjacent — Next to something or very close to it.

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Word origin

From Latin adjacent-, meaning lying near, from adjacere.

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Adjacent can come before a noun or be followed by to: adjacent buildings, adjacent to the park.

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