Middle English Dictionary Entry
approximāciǒun n.
Entry Info
| Forms | approximāciǒun n. |
| Etymology | ML |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
The act of coming near or close.
Associated quotations
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)148b/b : Hourez of approximacioun i. of neiȝhing.
- (1451) Capgr.St.Gilb.(Add 36704)64/7 : In all his lyf..touched he neuer woman. Touchyng clepe I..swech maner circumstauns of bodely aproximacion be whech ony man myth deme euele.