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proximity definition

prox·im·ity (präk sim′ə tē)

noun

the state or quality of being near; nearness in space, time, etc.

Etymology: MFr proximité < L proximitas < proximus: see proximate

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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