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Saturday, January 3, 2009

#12 on my list, Learn 30 new words (#3)

I've been very lax in the education of my vocabulary, but I heard a new word today and I really like it.

Pro⋅pin⋅qui⋅ty 
Pronunciation [proh-ping-kwi-tee]
Function - noun

Etymology - Middle English propinquite, from Latin propinquitat-, propinquitas kinship, proximity, from propinquus near, akin, from prope near

Definitions:

1.nearness in place; proximity.
2.nearness of relation; kinship.
3.affinity of nature; similarity.
4.nearness in time.


I'm definitely gonna have to find a way to introduce it into a sentence.

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