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social distance

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.75 in modern English

Syllables
so-cial dis-tance
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

An appropriate distance for interactions among acquaintances during epidemics.

verb

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

Inflected Forms

social distances (plural) social distances (present, singular) social distancing (participle, present) social distanced (participle, past) social distanced (past)

Phrases

social distancing socially distant

Frequently Paired Words

social distancing socially distant

Questions

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

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