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Meaning of coextensive

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

coextensive

Pronunciation:/ˌkəʊɪkˈstɛnsɪv//ˌkoʊɛkˈstɛnsɪv/

adjective

Definitions

  1. Having the same spatial limits or boundaries; sharing the same area.

    Example: The city and county of San Francisco are coextensive.

  2. Occurring over the same period of time; contemporaneous.

  3. Having the same extension—the object or set of objects to which a term refers.