closeby

See also: close by

English

Etymology

From close +‎ by; compare nearby.

Preposition

closeby

  1. Alternative form of close by

Usage notes
  • This form is less common than close by and does not generally appear in major dictionaries.[1]

References
  1. https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=closeby%2Cclose+by&year_start=1900&year_end=2019&corpus=en-2019&smoothing=0
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