adjacence

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Adjacence \Ad"ja"cence\, Adjacency \Ad*ja"cen*cy\, [Cf. LL.
   adjacentia.]
   1. The state or attribute of being adjacent or contiguous;
      contiguity; the attribute of being so near as to be
      touching; as, the adjacency of lands or buildings.

   Syn: contiguousness
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   2. That which is adjacent. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.
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