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prochain.

upcoming

8 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

adj/pʁɔ.ʃɛ̃/

  1. upcoming

  2. nearby

  3. next

    la prochaine fois, la fois prochaine
    à la prochaine occasion
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French prochain, from Vulgar Latin *propeānus, derived from Latin prope (“near”). Cognate with Sardinian probianu.

noun/pʁɔ.ʃɛ̃/

  1. fellow man, fellow human being, neighbour

    literary · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French prochain, from Vulgar Latin *propeānus, derived from Latin prope (“near”). Cognate with Sardinian probianu.

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