proximate

🇺🇸 /ˈprɑːksɪmət/ 🇬🇧 /ˈprɒksɪmət/
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adjective
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closest or next to something in time, place, or order

The proximate cause of the accident was a slippery road.

translation

adj. closest or next to something in time, place, or order