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Adjacent vs. Adjoining
Adjacent
/əˈdʒeɪsənt/Examples:
We walk alongside the road in an adjacent ditch.These were rural neighbors, cures and bailiffs of adjacent estates.The cafe adjacent to the library serves great coffee.
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Adjoining
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The library has an adjoining coffee shop for readers.Adjoining fields make up the farmer's extensive land.An adjoining room can be rented for additional space.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Adjacent implies close proximity. Remember it as something that's nearby or next to.
- Adjoining suggests that there is a shared part or boundary. Think of it as directly connected.
- Adjacent is often used for things that are next to each other but not necessarily connected.
- Adjoining is commonly used for rooms or land that are physically connected.
- If two objects are adjoining, they usually share a physical space; if theyre adjacent, theyre simply near one another.
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