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Definition of propinquity in English English dictionary
- Nearness or proximity
Geographical propinquity gives rise to conflicting territorial claims from Bosnia to Mindanao.
- Affiliation or similarity
Decent people out there. Russ wants to believe they are still assembled in some recognizable manner, the kindred unit at the radio, old lines and ties and propinquities.
- {n} nearness, closeness, kindred
- Nearness in time
- {i} family relation; resemblance
- the fact of being near someone or something, or of being related to someone = proximity (propinquitas, from propinquus )
- Nearness in place; neighborhood; proximity
- Nearness of blood; kindred; affinity
- the property of being close together
propinquity
Hyphenation
pro·pin·qui·tyPronunciation
Etymology
() From Old French propinquité or Latin propinquitas, from propinquus ‘neighbouring’ (from prope ‘near’).Resimler
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