Close or closest; adjacent. / (law) Immediately preceding or following in a chain of causation. / About to take place; impending.

(linguistics) A grammatical marker that distinguishes a relatively salient referent in a given context from a relatively non-salient (obviative) one.

proximity / approximation

plural of proximate

plural of proximity

In a proximate manner, position, or degree; immediately.

(obsolete) next; immediately preceding or following

Quality of being proximate.

plural of proximation

spatially close together / relating to the spatial distance between individuals