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    [Noun]  | "dis*tance" | \ ˈdi-stən(t)s \


    1: the quality or state of being distant: such as

    2: spatial remoteness

    3: personal and especially emotional separation; also : reserve, coldness

    Origin: 14th century ;

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    [Noun]  | "aesthetic distance" 


    1: the frame of reference that an artist creates by the use of technical devices in and around the work of art to differentiate it psychologically from reality

    Origin: 1867 ;

    [Noun]  | "hy*per*fo*cal distance" | \ ˌhī-pər-ˈfō-kəl- \


    1: the nearest distance upon which a photographic lens may be focused to produce satisfactory definition at infinity

    Origin: 1905 ;

     International Scientific Vocabulary;

    [Noun]  | "long distance" 


    1: communication by long-distance telephone

    2: a telephone operator or exchange that gives long-distance connections

    Origin: 1902 ;

    [Noun]  | "mean distance" 


    1: the arithmetical mean of the maximum and minimum distances of an orbiting celestial object from its primary

    Origin: 1788 ;

    [Noun]  | "middle distance" 


    1: a part of a pictorial representation or scene between the foreground and the background

    2: any footrace distance usually from 800 to 1500 meters or from 880 yards to one mile

    Origin: 1803 ;

    [Noun]  | "physical distance" 


    1: a greater than usual physical separation between people during the outbreak of a contagious disease in order to minimize exposure and reduce the transmission of infection

    Origin: 2003 ;

    [Noun]  | "shouting distance" 


    1: a short distance : easy reach —usually used with within

    Origin: 1930 ;

    [Verb]  | "distance" 


    1: to make or maintain a personal or emotional separation from : to place or keep at a distance

    2: to leave far behind : outstrip

    Origin: 1578 ;

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    [Verb]  | "physically distance" 


    1: to cause (oneself) to maintain physical separation (such as 6 feet) from other people or avoid any unnecessary contact with others during the outbreak of a contagious disease in order to minimize exposure and reduce the transmission of infection : socially distance

    Origin: 2020 ;

    [Verb]  | "distances" 


    [Noun]  | "distances" 


    1: the space or amount of space between two points, lines, surfaces, or objects;


      * e.g., " ... the distance between the earth and the sun is about 93 million miles "



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    2: a wide space or area;


      * e.g., " ... a region marked by great, featureless distances "



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    [Noun]  | "distance" 


    1: the space or amount of space between two points, lines, surfaces, or objects;


      * e.g., " ... the distance between the earth and the sun is about 93 million miles "




    2: a wide space or area;


      * e.g., " ... a region marked by great, featureless distances "



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    3: the quality or state of being different;


      * e.g., " ... the brothers' personalities are like the distance between night and day "



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    [Noun]  | "striking distances" 


    1: as in stone's throws;



    [Noun]  | "shouting distance" 


    1: a very small distance or degree;


      * e.g., " ... he's within shouting distance of being the winningest coach in college basketball history "




     [ "the distance" ]

    1: Striving to meet a personal objective, with the determination and will-power to achieve that objective.

      * e.g.,  ... He's going the distance, he's going for speed....Cake 

     [ "Distance" ]

    1: The biggest cock-block in all existence. Ever.

      * e.g.,  ... "I wish I could date that blogger." 

     [ "Distance" ]

    1: A big, huge, ugly thing that keeps friends, Bestfriends, lovers and others away from each other. distance usually causes random phrases like "i miss you!" or "my day is always worse with out you like today! =("

      * e.g.,  ... Guy; distance sucks =( 

     [ "distance" ]

    1: An excuse that one person in a relationship uses to dump another, often cover for other problems in the relationship that said person will not admit.

      * e.g.,  ... "It's not that I don't love you, I just can't handle the distance." 

     [ "Distance" ]

    1: A harsh reality.

      * e.g.,  ... I'm so tired of distance. Distance always finds a way to make everything more difficult. 

     [ "Distance" ]

    1: the difficult, but important, period of time after a breakup were the two involved do not have contact in an attempt to regain a sense of themselves.

      * e.g.,  ... i think i need some distance in order to figure our who i am without you. 

     [ "Distanced" ]

    1: When one spots a dime from a distance and up close, she's a straight uggo.

      * e.g.,  ... Aaron: "Dude, I just got distanced. I thought that girl looked hot from far away, but I saw her up close and she was a straight fugo." 

     [ "the distance" ]

    1: The entirety of a game, race, length, or sexual encounter.

      * e.g.,  ... McNabb threw one for the distance with 10 seconds to go and the Eagles won the Super Bowl. 

     [ "Distance" ]

    1: Stupid stupid word and thing that slowly kills peopl.e It really sucks and shouldn't exist.

      * e.g.,  ... Distance sucks 

     [ "Distance" ]

    1: A word white girls don’t seem to understand.

      * e.g.,  ... “Come on, I know it’s a virus but we’ll only be like 154 people.” “Omg, you are such a wack, it’s not like distance does anything.” 

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