vicinity

Meanings

• noun

  The area around a particular place.

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with vicinity
vicar , vicissitude , vicious , victory

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Variants

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vicinities , vicinity , in the vicinity of

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Etymology

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From Latin vicinitas, from vicinus 'neighbor'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'vicinity' was first used in English in the 15th century.

2. The word 'vicinity' is often used interchangeably with the term 'proximity', but they are not exactly the same: 'proximity' refers to how close two things are to each other, while 'vicinity' refers to the area around a particular place.

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Related Concepts

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1. proximity: Refers to how close or near something is to another thing.

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Culture

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Vicinity has been used in literature to describe the setting or location of a story, such as 'The Turn of the Screw' by Henry James, where the eerie events take place in the vicinity of Bly House.

How to Memorize "vicinity"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a map with different locations marked, and the vicinity of each location is the area around it.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'vicinity' with 'neighborhood' or 'surroundings'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering that 'vicinity' starts with the letter 'V', which sounds like 'near' or 'close by'.

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