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propinquity

n.
UK //pɹəpˈɪnkwɪti// propin·quity Literary
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Origin

From propinqu(ent) + -ity, from Middle English propinquite, from Middle French propinquité or Latin propinquitās, from propinquus (“neighbouring”) (from prop(e) (“near”) + (h)inc (“hence”) + -uus).

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