How to pronounce adjacent
American English pronunciation
uh-JAY-sunt
- IPA
- /əˈdʒeɪsənt/
- Syllables
- uh · JAY · sunt (3 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What adjacent means
Right next to something
In a sentence: Our classroom is adjacent to the library, so we can hear story time through the wall.
Where it comes from: From a Latin word meaning "to lie beside."
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