proximo

American  

[prok-suh-moh] / ˈprɒk səˌmoʊ /

adverb

1. in, of, or during the next month.

   on the 10th proximo.

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proximo British  

/ ˈprɒksɪməʊ /

adverb

1. prox. Compare: instant, ultimo. in or during the next or coming month

   a letter of the seventh proximo

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Etymology

Origin of proximo

1695–1700; < Latin proximō ablative of proximus next. See proximal

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Example Sentences

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proximo

Here the Colored Troops remained, skirmishing, fighting, building earthworks, and making ready for the next assault upon Petersburg, which was to take place on the 30th proximo.

From History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Vol. 2 (of 2) Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens by George Washington Williams

Man is both proximo et ultimo for God.

From The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning by Hugh Binning

All creatures are made ultimo, lastly, for God, yet they are all made proximo, nextly, for man.

From The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning by Hugh Binning

We desire to carry our first shipment of emigrants not later than September or October proximo.

From The Colored Cadet at West Point Autobiography of Lieut. Henry Ossian Flipper, first graduate of color from the U. S. Military Academy by Henry Ossian Flipper

Joint Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, relative to the appointment of Commissioners to the Convention to meet in Washington on the 4th of February, proximo.

From A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention For Proposing Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, Held at Washington, D.C., in February, A.D. 1861 by L. E. (Lucius Eugene) Chittenden

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