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pro⋅pin⋅qui⋅ty
[proh-ping-kwi-tee] 
kwɪ
–noun
| 1. | nearness in place; proximity. |
| 2. | nearness of relation; kinship. |
| 3. | affinity of nature; similarity. |
| 4. | nearness in time. |
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| pro·pin·qui·ty (prə-pĭng'kwĭ-tē) n.
[Middle English propinquite, from Old French, from Latin propinquitās, from propinquus, near; see per1 in Indo-European roots.] |
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Propinquity
Pro*pin"qui*ty\, n. [L. propinquitas, from propinquus near, neighboring, from prope near.]1. Nearness in place; neighborhood; proximity. 2. Nearness in time. --Sir T. Browne. 3. Nearness of blood; kindred; affinity. --Shak.
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propinquity
c.1374, from O.Fr. propinquite (c.1240), from L. propinquitatem (nom. propinquitas) "nearness, vicinity," from propinquus "near, neighboring," from prope "near" (enlarged from PIE base *pro- "before") + suffix -inquus.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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