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The map showed the adjacency of the school and park.
What does Adjacency mean?
Adjacency means being next to or near something.
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The state of being next to or near something else.
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The game uses adjacency rules to decide which tiles connect.
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The planner studied the adjacency of roads, sidewalks, and buildings.
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Adjacency means the state of being next to, near, or connected by position.
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MeaningAdjacency means being next to or near something.
ExampleExample: The map showed the adjacency of the school and park.
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- uh · jay · sun · see
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- jay
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- see
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Synonyms
Words like Adjacency
nearnessUse when things are close to each other.
closenessUse for the state of being near.
Antonyms
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distanceUse when things are far apart.
separationUse when things are apart or not connected.
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Adjacency word family
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adjacency
adjective
adjacent
Next to or near something else.
noun
adjacencies
More than one near or next-to relationship.
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