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Social distance

The distance between different social groups, e.g. in terms of class, ethnicity, gender-identity, sexual-identity, etc.

📖 Definitions of "Social distance"

noun
  1. 1

    The distance between different social groups, e.g. in terms of class, ethnicity, gender-identity, sexual-identity, etc.

  2. 2

    (proxemics) An appropriate distance for interactions among acquaintances during epidemics.

verb
  1. 1

    (proxemics) To maintain a certain distance between at least two people to contain the spread of an infectious disease.

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