English Explanatory Dictionary

propinquent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. nearby; close at hand

Pronunciation

/pɹəˈpɪŋkwənt/

Word forms

propinquent more propinquent most propinquent

Etymology

From propinqu(ity) + -ent, from Old French propinquite and Latin propinquitatem, from propinquitas, from propinquus, from prope.

Related words

propinquity
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