How to pronounce coterminous
American English pronunciation
koh-TUR-muh-nus
- IPA
- /koʊˈtɝmənəs/
- Syllables
- koh · TUR · muh · nus (4 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What coterminous means
Having the same borders or the same extent
In a sentence: The park and the nature reserve are coterminous, so their fences run along the same line.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Latin word meaning sharing a border, from parts meaning with and boundary.
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