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prox-

prox- prefix: nearness, proximity.

Prefix

prox-

  1. Nearness, proximity.

Origin of prox-

Clipping of proximity.

Questions about prox-

What does prox- mean?
Prox- means nearness, proximity.
What part of speech is prox-?
Prox- is a prefix.

Words near prox- in the dictionary

  1. prows
  2. Prowse
  3. Prowses
  4. Prowseton
  5. prox
  6. prox-
  7. prox.
  8. proxazole
  9. proxemic
  10. proxemical
  11. proxemically

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