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proximis

proximis is a Latin form of propior, meaning “nearer”. It is the ablative plural neuter superlative adjective or ablative plural masculine superlative adjective.

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

Found 178 times in the Latin texts on Socratos.

Where it is used

Caesar, De Bello Gallico 1.3.1: … orum quam maximum numerum coemere, sementes quam maximas facere, ut in itinere copia frumenti suppeteret, cum proximis civitatibus pacem et amicitiam confirmare.

Caesar, De Bello Civili 1.6: Proximis diebus habetur extra urbem senatus. Pompeius eadem illa, quae per Scipionem ostenderat, agit; senatus virtute …

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.