proxime accessitadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌprɒksᵻmiː akˈsɛsɪt/,

/ˌprɒksᵻmeɪ akˈsɛsɪt/, U.S.

/ˈˌprɑksəmi ækˈsɛsət/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin proxime accessit.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin proxime accessit he (or she) has come very near or next (5th cent. in Augustine with reference to an enemy) < classical Latin proximē nearest ( < proximus proxime adj.¹ + -ē , suffix forming adverbs) + accessit , 3rd singular perfect of accēdere accede v. Compare accessit n. 2.

Judged to be next in merit to the actual winner of a prize, scholarship, etc. Also as n.: a person so judged; a runner-up. In extended use: a person who or thing which is nearly, but not quite, a success.

ΘΚΠ

society > education > learning > learner > college or university student > [noun] > prizewinning student

stigmatic1597

prizeman1796

proxime accessit1852

proxime1889

the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > [noun] > one who or that which is successful > one who > one who wins > one who comes next to winner

proxime accessit1852

runner-up1859

proxime1889

second1892

1852 Times 27 Mar. 8/6 The Examiners..have elected..Scholar of Balliol College, to the vacant Scholarship. Proxime accessit—Mr. David Williams Bernard, Post-master of Merton College.

1878 L. W. M. Lockhart Mine is Thine I. xi. 224 I..was proxime accessit for the Chancellor's medal at Cambridge.

1882 Standard 11 Dec. 3/2 They had..reserved an honourable mention, as proxime accessit.

1930 Music & Lett. 11 107 No doubt the world has, for its conventional repertory, chosen on the whole the best, but we can't be sure of that without hearing also the proxime accessit's occasionally.

1978 Daily Tel. 14 Nov. 16/3 Gibbs Prize in Law: N. A. Hamblen (Scholar, St John's), proxime accessit S. F. Lee (Scholar, Balliol).

1986 Library Mar. 80 If it is an edition, the innovations of its text are compared with Page's critical text of 1972 and accordingly classified as successes, proxime accessit, or failures.

1995 Stornoway Gaz. 13 July 5/1 (caption) The Proxime Accessit of Stornoway Primary School is Daniel Mahony and the Dux of the school is Laura Read.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	proxime accessit
释义	proxime accessitadj.n. Brit. /ˌprɒksᵻmiː akˈsɛsɪt/, /ˌprɒksᵻmeɪ akˈsɛsɪt/, U.S. /ˈˌprɑksəmi ækˈsɛsət/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin proxime accessit. Etymology: < post-classical Latin proxime accessit he (or she) has come very near or next (5th cent. in Augustine with reference to an enemy) < classical Latin proximē nearest ( < proximus proxime adj.¹ + -ē , suffix forming adverbs) + accessit , 3rd singular perfect of accēdere accede v. Compare accessit n. 2. Judged to be next in merit to the actual winner of a prize, scholarship, etc. Also as n.: a person so judged; a runner-up. In extended use: a person who or thing which is nearly, but not quite, a success. ΘΚΠ society > education > learning > learner > college or university student > [noun] > prizewinning student stigmatic1597 prizeman1796 proxime accessit1852 proxime1889 the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > [noun] > one who or that which is successful > one who > one who wins > one who comes next to winner proxime accessit1852 runner-up1859 proxime1889 second1892 1852 Times 27 Mar. 8/6 The Examiners..have elected..Scholar of Balliol College, to the vacant Scholarship. Proxime accessit—Mr. David Williams Bernard, Post-master of Merton College. 1878 L. W. M. Lockhart Mine is Thine I. xi. 224 I..was proxime accessit for the Chancellor's medal at Cambridge. 1882 Standard 11 Dec. 3/2 They had..reserved an honourable mention, as proxime accessit. 1930 Music & Lett. 11 107 No doubt the world has, for its conventional repertory, chosen on the whole the best, but we can't be sure of that without hearing also the proxime accessit's occasionally. 1978 Daily Tel. 14 Nov. 16/3 Gibbs Prize in Law: N. A. Hamblen (Scholar, St John's), proxime accessit S. F. Lee (Scholar, Balliol). 1986 Library Mar. 80 If it is an edition, the innovations of its text are compared with Page's critical text of 1972 and accordingly classified as successes, proxime accessit, or failures. 1995 Stornoway Gaz. 13 July 5/1 (caption) The Proxime Accessit of Stornoway Primary School is Daniel Mahony and the Dux of the school is Laura Read. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1852
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