proximate

The definition of proximate is the next or nearest person or thing.

(adjective)

An example of proximate is the person you are sitting next to in a movie theater; a proximate movie goer.

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See proximate in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

  1. next or nearest in space, order, time, etc.
  2. nearly accurate; approximate

Origin: LL proximatus, pp. of proximare, to come near < L proximus, nearest, superl. of prope, near

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See proximate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Very near or next, as in space, time, or order. See Synonyms at close.
  2. Approximate.

Origin:

Origin: Latin proximātus

Origin: , past participle of proximāre, to come near

Origin: , from proximus, nearest; see per1 in Indo-European roots

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Related Forms:

  • proxˈi·mate·ly adverb
  • proxˈi·mate·ness noun

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