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   propinquity

   /prəˈpɪŋkwɪti/

   noun

   • 1. the state of being close to someone or something; proximity: formal "he kept his distance as though afraid propinquity might lead him into temptation" Similar proximityclosenessnearnessadjacencyrare:contiguitycontiguousnessvicinityvicinage
   • 2. close kinship. technical Similar close kinshipclose relationshipfamily connectionblood tiesconsanguinity

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French propinquité, from Latin propinquitas, from propinquus ‘near’, from prope ‘near to’.

   Scrabble Points: 27

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