What is adjacent to; close by; not far from; nigh; as, the ship sailed near the land. See the Note under near, a called?
near — Adjacent to; close by; not far from; nigh; as, the ship sailed near the land. See the Note under near, a. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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