Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Near (-er, -est)
near (-er, -est), adj. [see near, adv.]
- Close; not far in distance.
- Immediate; significant; essential; important; [fig.] dear to the heart.
- Nigh; close in family relation.
- Next; subsequent.
- Recent; close in time.
- Next door; [fig.] intimate; emotionally close; similar in spirit.
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