proximate

Etymology
From, past participle of , from , superlative of.

Adjective

 * 1) Close or closest; adjacent.
 * 2)  Immediately preceding or following in a chain of causation.
 * 3) About to take place; impending.
 * 1)  Immediately preceding or following in a chain of causation.
 * 2) About to take place; impending.
 * 1) About to take place; impending.

Synonyms

 * , ; see also Thesaurus:near
 * ,, ; see also Thesaurus:impending

Antonyms

 * , ; see also Thesaurus:distant

Translations

 * Bulgarian: най-близък
 * Danish: nær
 * Interlingua: proxime
 * Russian: ,

Noun

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