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Definition of propinquity noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

propinquity

noun

/prəˈpɪŋkwəti/

/prəˈpɪŋkwəti/

[uncountable] (formal)

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the state of being near in space or time synonym proximity
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French propinquité, from Latin propinquitas, from propinquus ‘near’, from prope ‘near to’.

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