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proximae

proximae is a Latin form of propior, meaning “nearer”.

It can also be a form of proximus, “nearest, next”. It is the genitive singular feminine adjective.

Found 35 times in the Latin texts on Socratos.

Where it is used

Caesar, De Bello Civili 2.6: … ime utraque ex concursu laborarent, altera vero praefracto rostro tota collabefieret. Qua re animadversa quae proximae ei loco ex Bruti classe naves erant, in eas impeditas impetum faciunt celeriterque ambas deprimunt.

Source: Socratos (socratos.org), a free reader for Ancient Greek and Latin. Grammar from the Perseus Treebank and Morpheus; dictionary entries from Lewis & Short, A Latin Dictionary (Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA). Counts are from the texts on Socratos.