Meaning of PROXIMITY
| Pronunciation: | | prâk'simitee
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- [n] the property of being close together
- [n] the region close around a person or thing
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| | Synonyms: | | propinquity |
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| | See Also: | | closeness, front, locality, nearness, neighborhood, neighbourhood, presence, vicinity | |
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| | Definition: | | \Prox*im"i*ty\, n. [L. proximitas: cf. F. proximit['e]
See {Proximate}, and cf. {Propinquity}, {Approach}.]
The quality or state of being next in time, place, causation,
influence, etc.; immediate nearness, either in place, blood,
or alliance.
If he plead proximity of blood That empty title is with
ease withstood. --Dryden.
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