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English to English noun
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the property created by the space between two objects or points |  | source: wordnet30
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a distant region | | Example: I could see it in the distance
source: wordnet30
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size of the gap between two places | | Example: the distance from New York to Chicago
he determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points
source: wordnet30
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indifference by personal withdrawal | | Example: emotional distance
source: wordnet30
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the interval between two times | | Example: the distance from birth to death
it all happened in the space of 10 minutes
source: wordnet30
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a remote point in time | | Example: 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
source: wordnet30
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The space between two objects; the length of a line, especially the shortest line joining two points or things that are separate; measure of separation in place. | | source: webster1913 verb
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keep at a distance | | Example: we have to distance ourselves from these events in order to continue living
source: wordnet30
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go far ahead of | | Example: He outdistanced the other runners
source: wordnet30
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To place at a distance or remotely. | | source: webster1913
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