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Definition of Nearest

1. Adverb. (superlative of 'near' or 'close') within the shortest distance. "That was the time he came nearest to death"

Definition of Nearest

1. Adjective. closest to, (superlative of near) ¹

2. Preposition. closest to ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Nearest

1. near [adj] - See also: near

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Literary usage of Nearest

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection: Or, The Preservation of by Charles Darwin (1900)
"... islands to those of the nearest mainland—On colonisation from the nearest source with subsequent modification—Summary of the last and present chapter. ..."

2. Harper's New Monthly Magazine by Henry Mills Alden (1874)
"This law is verified in oar knowledge, or ignorance rather, of oar nearest national neighbor, Mexico. Few books are written, less are read, upon this most ..."

3. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the High Court of Chancery: During by Great Britain Court of Chancery, William Brown, Edward Thurlow Thurlow, Alexander Wedderburn Rosslyn, Robert Henley Eden Henley (1819)
"(3) testator's) nearest relation, and to the nearest relations (1) of such 1783. nearest relation for ever. At the time of making the will, the testator v ..."

4. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"It was a most conspicuous object in the northern sky during the early evenings in October, and was nearest us shortly after the passage of perihelion. ..."

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