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[ adjective ] closest in degree or order (space or time) especially in a chain of causes and effects
Examples "news of his proximate arrival" "interest in proximate rather than ultimate goals" Used in print (Barry Goldwater, "A Foreign Policy for America"...)It follows that victory over Communism is the dominant , proximate goal of American policy . Proximate in the sense that there are more distant , more `` positive '' ends we seek , to which victory over Communism is but a means . |
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[ adjective ] very close in space or time
Examples "proximate words" "proximate houses" Related terms |
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