Proximate

noun

Word Frequency: 1.1

Definitions

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

2.adjectiveClose or closest; adjacent.

3.adjectiveImmediately preceding or following in a chain of causation.

4.adjectiveAbout to take place; impending.

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