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Pronunciation / Transliteration: /pʁɔ.ʃɛ/
"Il faut trouver la cause prochaine de cet incident."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Closest in space, time, or order; immediate.
"We sought to identify the proximate cause of the system failure." - 2
Very near or approximate, though not exact.
"The committee reached a proximate agreement on the core issues."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin adjective 'proximatus', the past participle of 'proximare' (to approach), from 'proximus' meaning 'nearest', which is a superlative form related to 'prope' (near). It entered the English language in the early 16th century, initially retaining its sense of spatial or temporal nearness before expanding into philosophical, scientific, and legal contexts to describe immediate causes or relationships.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Proximate" is said worldwide
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prochain
Transliteration: /pʁɔ.ʃɛ/
"Il faut trouver la cause prochaine de cet incident."
unmittelbar
Transliteration: /ˈʊnˌmɪtəlbɑːɐ̯/
"Wir analysieren die unmittelbare Ursache des Problems."
prossimo
Transliteration: /ˈprɔs.si.mo/
"Dobbiamo individuare la causa prossima del guasto."
próximo
Transliteration: /ˈpɾoksino/
"Busquemos la causa próxima de este fenómeno."
próximo
Transliteration: /ˈpɾɔ.si.mu/
"Precisamos determinar a causa próxima do acidente."
निकटस्थ
Transliteration: nikatastha
"हमें इस घटना का निकटस्थ कारण ढूँढना होगा।"
最接近的
Transliteration: zuì jiējìn de
"我们需要找出导致该问题的最直接原因。"
가까운
Transliteration: gakkaun
"우리는 사고의 직접적인 원인을 찾아야 합니다."
直近の
Transliteration: chokkin no
"私たちはその問題の直近の原因を特定する必要がある。"
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