Proximate

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  • adjective. Direct or immediate.
  • adjective. Very near or next, as in space, time, or order. synonym: close.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Next; immediate; without the intervention of a third.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Nearest; next immediately preceding or following.
  • adjective. an analysis which determines the proximate principles of any substance, as contrasted with an ultimate analysis.
  • adjective. That which in ordinary natural sequence produces a specific result, no independent disturbing agencies intervening.
  • adjective. one of a class of bodies existing ready formed in animal and vegetable tissues, and separable by chemical analysis, as albumin, sugar, collagen, fat, etc.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Close or closest; adjacent.
  • adjective. Immediately preceding or following in a chain of causation.
  • adjective. About to take place; impending.
  • noun. A grammatical marker in the Algonquian (and some other) languages for a principal third person
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. very close in space or time
  • adjective. closest in degree or order (space or time) especially in a chain of causes and effects
  • Word Usage
    "It also leverages a neighbourhood network of service representatives to sign up and assist (new) customers, which in turn supports what we term proximate usage - where it's not necessary to know how to do everything yourself if there's someone nearby who can take care of it for you."
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    close  immediate  
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