proximate /prokˈsi-mət or -māt/

1. Nearest or next
2. Without anything between, eg a cause and its effect
3. Near and immediate
4. Immediately before or after

proxˈimal adjective (biology)

At the near, inner or attached end, opp to distal

proxˈimally adverb

proxˈimately adverb

proximāˈtion and proximˈity noun

Immediate nearness in time, place, relationship, etc

proximate cause noun

A cause which immediately precedes the effect

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