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prochain

/pʁɔ.ʃɛ̃/

adjective/pʁɔ.ʃɛ̃/

upcoming; nearby; next

“la prochaine fois, la fois prochaine” — the next time

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

noun, masculine/pʁɔ.ʃɛ̃/plural: prochains

prochain is masculine in French.

fellow man, fellow human being, neighbour

“Exode, 20:16” — Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.

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