prochein

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adjective

Next; nearest.

OriginAnglo-Norman prochein ← Old French prochain ← Vulgar Latin propeānus →
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Meanings

adjectiveprochein (not comparable)

alternative abbreviation obsolete ꝓchein

  1. not comparableobsoletelawNext; nearest.

Origin

  1. Latinprope“near”
  2. Vulgar Latinpropeānus
  3. Old Frenchprochain
  4. Anglo-Normanprochein
  5. Englishprochein

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman prochein, from Old French prochain, from Vulgar Latin propeānus, from Latin prope (“near”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

prochein. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prochein

MLA

“prochein.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prochein. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prochein,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prochein.

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