distance
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distance Definition
(n)
the
property
created
by
the
space
between
two
objects
or
points
(n)
a
distant
region
; "
I
could
see
it
in
the
distance
"
(n)
size
of
the
gap
between
two
places
; "
the
distance
from
New
York
to
Chicago
"; "
he
determined
the
length
of
the
shortest
line
segment
joining
the
two
points
"
(n)
indifference
by
personal
withdrawal
; "
emotional
distance
"
(n)
the
interval
between
two
times
; "
the
distance
from
birth
to
death
"; "
it
all
happened
in
the
space
of
10
minutes
"
(n)
a
remote
point
in
time
; "
if
that
happens
it
will
be
at
some
distance
in
the
future
"; "
at
a
distance
of
ten
years
he
had
forgotten
many
of
the
details
"
(v)
keep
at
a
distance
; "
we
have
to
distance
ourselves
from
these
events
in
order
to
continue
living
"
(v)
go
far
ahead
of
; "
He
outdistanced
the
other
runners
"
distance Synonyms
aloofness
distance
length
outdistance
outstrip
space
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