propinquity
noun/prəˈpɪŋkwəti/
/prəˈpɪŋkwəti/
[uncountable] (formal)- the state of being near in space or time synonym proximityWord Originlate Middle English: from Old French propinquité, from Latin propinquitas, from propinquus ‘near’, from prope ‘near to’.
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