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propinquity (s) (noun), propinquities (pl)
1. A nearness in place or time, or a sense of being in the vicinity or area of something, or a physical or psychological closeness of one person to another one: Neighbors, office personnel, travelers sitting next to each other on an airplane, or people riding together in an elevator are all affected by social propinquity.
2. Etymology: from Latin propinquitatem, from propinquus, "nearness, neighboring, area" from prope, "near by."
Nearness in time or place.
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Being next to someplace that is advantageous.
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