Adjacency
//əˈdʒeɪsənsi// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The quality of being adjacent, or near enough so as to touch. countable, uncountable
"at that point the Needle conforms unto the true Meridian, and is not distracted by the vicinity of Adjacencies."
- 2 the attribute of being so near as to be touching wordnet
- 3 The programming directly before or after a commercial. countable, uncountable
"The maker of film commercials should be especially aware of the film standards published by the networks and adhere to them carefully, as the effectiveness of his commercial is greatly affected by its adjacencies. He may well give serious thought in his production planning to the problem caused by adjacent film which, in most cases, will not be under his control."
Example
More examples"The adjacency pair has five basic characteristics."
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