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Definitions of distance:

  • noun:   the property created by the space between two objects or points
  • noun:   size of the gap between two places
    Example: "The distance from New York to Chicago"
  • noun:   indifference by personal withdrawal
    Example: "Emotional distance"
  • noun:   a distant region
    Example: "I could see it in the distance"
  • noun:   the interval between two times
    Example: "The distance from birth to death"
  • noun:   a remote point in time
    Example: "If that happens it will be at some distance in the future"
  • verb:   keep at a distance
    Example: "We have to distance ourselves from these events in order to continue living"
  • verb:   go far ahead of
    Example: "He outdistanced the other runners"
  • name:  A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #85868)


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