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adj. Very near or next, as in space, time, or order. See Synonyms at close.

adj. Approximate.

adj. Close or closest; adjacent.

adj. Immediately preceding or following in a chain of causation.

adj. About to take place; impending.

n. A grammatical marker in the Algonquian (and some other) languages for a principal third person

n.

adj. Nearest; next immediately preceding or following.

Next; immediate; without the intervention of a third.

adj. very close in space or time

adj. closest in degree or order (space or time) especially in a chain of causes and effects

"The children in proximate zoned schools, she insists, “are the same kids we have.”"

close    immediate   

proximate principles    internal proximate cause    proximate matter    proximate cause    proximate object    proximate analysis    obviative   

proximate cause    proximity    approximation    approximate    approximator   

direct    immediate    next    closest    nearest    near   

approximate   

contributory    unspecified    etymological    phenolic    prehensive    anatomical    routable    three-second    ostensible    par-5