proximate

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Adjective

proximate (not comparable)

1. Close or closest; adjacent.
2. (legal) Immediately preceding or following in a chain of causation.
3. About to take place; impending.

Synonyms

• (close) near, nigh; see also Thesaurus:near
• (about to take place) imminent, in the offing, pending; see also Thesaurus:impending

Antonyms

• (close) distant, far; see also Thesaurus:distant
• (w.r.t. causes) ultimate

Translations

• Russian: ближа́йший

Noun

proximate (plural proximates)

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

Related terms

• approximate
• approximation
• approximator
• proximity

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