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proximateprox‧i‧mate /ˈprɒksəmət $ ˈprɑːk-/ adjective formal   proximateOrigin: 1500-1600 Latin past participle of proximare ‘to go near’, from proximus ‘nearest, next’ - The proximate cause of death was colon cancer.
- But still these are all proximate causes of poor performance.
- It is clear that the proximate cause has been government action.
- Regional networks evolved from networks that originally connected geographically proximate universities.
- Sampling directly from the pancreatic duct provides a more proximate sample for cytological diagnosis and may improve the diagnostic sensitivity.
- The proximate cause is more simple.
- The foregoing discussion has dealt with proximate causes.
- The last straw that breaks the camel's back is indeed the proximate cause of that misfortune.
NOUN► cause· But still these are all proximate causes of poor performance.· The proximate cause is more simple.· The foregoing discussion has dealt with proximate causes.· It is clear that the proximate cause has been government action.· The last straw that breaks the camel's back is indeed the proximate cause of that misfortune.· The obvious proximate cause was last week's trade figures, and these spell serious trouble for the Chancellor. 1a proximate cause is a direct one2nearest in time, order, or family relationship SYN close |