Proximate

  • 11proximate — 1. adjective a) Close or closest; adjacent. b) Immediately preceding or following in a chain of causation. See Also: proximate cause 2. noun A grammatical marker in the …

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  • 12proximate — prox|i|mate [ˈprɔksımıt US ˈpra:k ] adj formal [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of proximare to go near , from proximus nearest, next ] 1.) a proximate cause is a direct one 2.) nearest in time, order, or family relationship …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 13proximate — prox|i|mate [ praksəmət ] adjective VERY FORMAL 1. ) a proximate cause of something is the most likely cause 2. ) very similar to something 3. ) very close to something ╾ prox|i|mate|ly adverb …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 14proximate — you are called this when your best friend gives you the go to date his ex To be my proximate, brave Lancelot, thou shalt have to search for the Holy Mascara …

    Dictionary of american slang

  • 15proximate — you are called this when your best friend gives you the go to date his ex To be my proximate, brave Lancelot, thou shalt have to search for the Holy Mascara …

    Dictionary of american slang

  • 16proximate — adjective 1》 closest in space, time, or relationship: the proximate cause of the symptoms. 2》 nearly accurate; approximate. Derivatives proximately adverb proximation noun Origin C16: from L. proximat , proximare draw near , from proximus nearest …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 17proximate — adjective formal 1 nearest in time, order, or family relationship 2 a proximate cause is a direct one proximately adverb …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 18proximate cause — see cause 1 Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. proximate cause …

    Law dictionary

  • 19Proximate analysis — Proximate Prox i*mate, a. [L. proximatus, p. p. of proximare to come near, to approach, fr. proximus the nearest, nest, superl. of propior nearer, and prope, adv., near.] Nearest; next immediately preceding or following. Proximate ancestors. J. S …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 20Proximate cause — Proximate Prox i*mate, a. [L. proximatus, p. p. of proximare to come near, to approach, fr. proximus the nearest, nest, superl. of propior nearer, and prope, adv., near.] Nearest; next immediately preceding or following. Proximate ancestors. J. S …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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