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propinquity definition

pro·pin·quity (prō piŋ′kwə tē, -pin′-)

noun

  1. nearness in time or place
  2. nearness of relationship; kinship

Etymology: ME propinquite < MFr < L propinquitas < propinquus, near < prope, near

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