propinquity
Meanings
noun
- Nearness or proximity
- Affiliation or similarity.
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Etymology
From propinqu(ent) + -ity, from Middle English propinquite, from Middle French propinquité or Latin propinquitās, from propinquus (“neighbouring”) (from prop(e) (“near”) + (h)inc (“hence”) + -uus).
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