English Explanatory Dictionary

social distance

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The distance between different social groups, e.g. in terms of class, ethnicity, gender-identity, sexual-identity, etc.
  2. An appropriate distance for interactions among acquaintances during epidemics.
verb
  1. To maintain a certain distance between at least two people to contain the spread of an infectious disease.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

social distance social distances social distancing social distanced

Related words

social distancing socially distant
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