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proximate

noun
  1. A grammatical marker in the Algonquian (and some other) languages for a principal third person.

adjective
  1. Close or closest; adjacent.

  2. Immediately preceding or following in a chain of causation.

  3. About to take place; impending.

Synonymsimminent, in the offing, pending, near, nigh
Antonymsdistant, far, ultimate

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