proximity
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ɪ noun
nearness in place, time, order, occurrence, or relation.
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proximity (prɒkˈsɪmɪtɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | nearness in space or time |
| 2. | nearness or closeness in a series |
| [C15: from Latin proximitās closeness; see | |
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Proximity
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Word Origin & History
proximity
1480, from M.Fr. proximité "nearness" (14c.), from L. proximitatem (nom. proximitas) "nearness, vicinity," from proximus "nearest," superlative of prope "near." Proximal is first recorded 1727.
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Example sentences
The reason they knew better was because the system of mixed pastoralism they practiced was defined by close physical proximity.
Encourage students to notice that these areas tend to have a moderate climate, arable land, and proximity to oceans.
What is truly astonishing is that from the map you can also make some inferences about cultural proximity.
Proximity creates pressure, as if there may be direct consequences for getting it wrong, so to speak.
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