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Adjective: proximate  prók-si-mut
  1. Closest in degree or order (space or time) especially in a chain of causes and effects
    "news of his proximate arrival"; "interest in proximate rather than ultimate goals"
     
  2. Very close in space or time
    "proximate words"; "proximate houses"

See also: close, immediate

Antonym: ultimate

Encyclopedia: Proximate

Nearest

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