proximo

[ prok-suh-moh ]

/ ˈprɒk səˌmoʊ /

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adverb

in, of, or during the next month: on the 10th proximo.Compare instant (def. 11), ultimo.

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Origin of proximo

1850–55; <Latin proximō ablative of proximus next. See proximal

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How to use proximo in a sentence

Non vivit ex raptu, quia non detrahit proximo, V. Mtzner divided bi lagt and explained lagt as pp.
Selections from Early Middle English 1130-1250: Part II: Notes|Various
Hic non solum proximo regi dissimilis, sed ferocior etiam Romulo fuit.
Selections from Viri Romae|Charles Franois L'Homond
Columbis enim, quas inclusas ante fame adfecerat, epistulas ad collum religabat easque a proximo moenibus loco emittebat.
Selections from Viri Romae|Charles Franois L'Homond
Proximo, deinde tenent msti loca, qui sibi lethumInsontes peperere manu, lucemque perosiProjecere animas.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 3 (of 10)|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)

News has come of large reinforcements pouring in from below, and many expect them to reach Mexico as early as the 10th proximo.
The Life of Isaac Ingalls Stevens, Volume I (of 2)|Hazard Stevens

British Dictionary definitions for proximo

proximo

/ (ˈprɒksɪməʊ) /

adverb

(esp abbreviated in formal correspondence) in or during the next or coming montha letter of the seventh proximo Abbreviation: prox Compare: instant, ultimo

Word Origin for proximo

C19: from Latin: in or on the next, from proximus next

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