mesioproximal

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English

Etymology

mesio- +‎ proximal

Adjective

mesioproximal (not comparable)

  1. (linguistics) In the description of languages with a four-way distinction for demonstratives, refers to a demonstrative which indicates something near the addressee.
  • proximal (near the speaker)
  • distal (far off or out of sight)
  • mesiodistal (near neither the speaker nor the addressee but not far off)