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prox

name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /pɹɒks/
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  • rhymes with -ɒks

1

name

Meaning 1

Abbreviation of Proxima Centauri.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of

Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

Some inhabited planet of the Proxima Centauri system.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The ticket or list of candidates at elections, presented to the people for their votes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

Qualifier: Rhode Island

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Acronym of preferential oxidation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

in or of the next month after the present

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • scheduled for the 6th prox

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: proximo

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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