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proximam

proximam is a Latin form of propior, meaning “nearer”. It is the accusative singular feminine superlative adjective or accusative singular feminine adjective.

It can also be a form of proximus, “nearest, next”.

Found 72 times in the Latin texts on Socratos.

Where it is used

Caesar, De Bello Gallico 5.29.6: Suam sententiam in utramque partem esse tutam: si nihil esset durius, nullo cum periculo ad proximam legionem perventuros; si Gallia omnis cum Germanis consentiret, unam esse in celeritate positam salutem.

Tacitus, Annales 1·362: … eri Satria Galla, priori marito Domitius Silus: hic patientia, illa impudicitia Pisonis infamiam propagavere. Proximam necem Plautii Laterani consulis designati Nero adiungit, adeo propere ut non complecti liberos, non illud bre …

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.