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Definition of: immediate
(i·mē′dē·it) adjective
1. Without delay; instant.
2. Separated by no appreciable space; nearly related; close.
3. Acting without the intervention of anything; direct: opposed to mediate.
4. Pertaining to a direct perception; intuitive.
5. Directly concerning; having a direct bearing. [<Med. L immediatus]
—im·me′di·ate·ness noun Synonyms: close, contiguous, direct, instant, intimate, next, present, proximate. Antonyms: distant, far, future, remote.
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