| Main Entry: | personal distance |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | the physical or emotional space that individuals maintain between themselves and others; the degree of remoteness that is either desired or felt between a person and others; also called social distance, cf. personal space |
| Etymology: | 1853 |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |