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proximate | x |

As an adjective proximate

is close or closest; adjacent.

As a noun proximate

is (linguistics) a grammatical marker in the algonquian (and some other) languages for a principal third person.

As a letter x is

the twenty-fourth letter of the.

As a symbol x is

voiceless velar fricative.

proximate

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Close or closest; adjacent.
  • * J. S. Harford
    • proximate ancestors
  • * T. Burnet
    • the proximate natural causes of it [the deluge]
  • (legal) Immediately preceding or following in a chain of causation.
  • About to take place; impending.

    • Antonyms

    * ultimate

    Derived terms

    * proximate cause * proximately

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (linguistics) A grammatical marker in the Algonquian (and some other) languages for a principal third person

    • Related terms

    * approximate * approximation * approximator * proximity

    See also

    * obviative

    External links

    * * ----

    x

    Translingual

    {{Basic Latin character info, previous=W, next=Y, image= (wikipedia X)

    Etymology 1

    Letter

  • The twenty-fourth letter of the .
    • See also
    (Latn-script)

    Cardinal number

    (mul-number)
  • The number 10.

    • Symbol

    (mul-symbol)
  • A symbol of the IPA, representing a voiceless uvular fricative.
  • strike

    • Etymology 2

    Possibly from skull and crossbones

    Symbol

    (mul-symbol)
    • Derived terms
    * XXX

    See also

    {{Letter , page=X , NATO=X-ray , Morse=–··– , Character=X , Braille=? }} Image:Latin X.png, Capital and lowercase versions of X , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter X.png, Uppercase and lowercase X in Fraktur Roman numerals ----