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proximate

adj
/ˈpɹɒk.sɪ.mət/UK/ˈpɹɑk.sə.mət/US/ˈpɹɔk.sɪ.mət/

Etymology

From Late Latin proximatus, past participle of proximare (“to draw near, approach”), from Latin proximus (“nearest”), superlative of prope (“near”).

  1. derived from proximus — “nearest”
  2. derived from proximatus

Definitions

  1. Close or closest

    Close or closest; adjacent.

    • And writing a Theory of the Deluge here, as we do, we were to exhibit a Series of causes whereby it might be made intelligible, or to shew^([sic]) the proximate Natural Causes of it; […]
    • […] the basis of a reformed constitution was laid, by the appointment of a grand council, consisting of all such citizens as could prove that their proximate ancestors had shared in the offices or honours of the state.

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

  3. About to take place

    About to take place; impending.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A grammatical marker that distinguishes a relatively salient referent in a given context…

      A grammatical marker that distinguishes a relatively salient referent in a given context from a relatively non-salient (obviative) one.

The neighborhood

Derived

interproximate, nonproximate, proximate cause, proximately, proximateness, proximate principle, proximative

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at proximate. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at proximate. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at proximate

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA