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Meaning of social distance

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

social distance

noun

Definitions

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

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

verb

Definitions

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