attingence

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• attingent — attingence, attingency, n. /euh tin jeuhnt/, adj. Archaic. touching; in contact. [1570 80; < L attingent (s. of attingens touching, prp. of attingere), equiv. to at AT + ting (comb. form of tang touch) + ent ENT] * * * …   Universalium

• contiguity — n 1. adjacency, adjacence, juxtaposition, contiguousness, Obs. attingency or attingence, Obs. attiguousness; nearness, closeness, proximity, proximateness, proximation, approximation, propinquity, vicinage. 2. contact, abuttal, abutment; union,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder