propinquity

[ proh-ping-kwi-tee ]
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noun
  1. nearness in place; proximity.

  2. nearness of relation; kinship.

  1. affinity of nature; similarity.

  2. nearness in time.

Origin of propinquity

1
First recorded in 1400–1450; Middle English, from Old French propinquite, from Latin propinquitās “nearness,” equivalent to propinqu(us) “near, nearby,” from prop(e) “near” + -inquus adjective suffix) + -itās -ity;see pro-

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propinquity

/ (prəˈpɪŋkwɪtɪ) /


noun
  1. nearness in place or time

  2. nearness in relationship

Origin of propinquity

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C14: from Latin propinquitās closeness, from propinquus near, from prope near by

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