Definition of COEXTENSIVE

coextensive

Adjective Satellite

  • being of equal extent or scope or duration

Adj

  • Having the same spatial limits or boundaries; sharing the same area.
  • Occurring over the same period of time; contemporaneous.
  • Having the same extension—the object or set of objects to which a term refers.

Examples

  • "The city and county of San Francisco are coextensive."

Origin / Etymology

From co- + extensive.

Scrabble Score: 23

coextensive: valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
coextensive: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
coextensive: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 26

coextensive is a valid Words With Friends word