jacent-, jacen-

(Latin: to lie, to rest)

Directly related to the jacere family of words, meaning "to throw, to hurl".

adjacent

1. Situated near or close to something, or to each other; especially, without touching: "The house adjacent to yours lies next to it."
2. Lying near, close, or contiguous; adjoining; neighboring.

adjacently

circumjacent

gist

Etymology: "the real point" (of a law case, etc.), from Anglo-French legalese phrases, especially cest action gist, "this action lies", meaning "this case is sustainable by law", from Old French gist en, "it consists in, it lies in", from Latin jacet, "it lies".

interjacent

subjacent

subjacently

superjacent

1. Lying immediately above; overlying.
2. Resting or lying immediately above or on something else.

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(Latin: to lie, to rest)

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