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personal space

–noun
the variable and subjective distance at which one person feels comfortable talking to another.
Also called personal distance.
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Main Entry:  personal space1
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  the sense of invisible boundaries around an individual body and separating one from others, the encroachment of which may cause anxiety, cf. intimate space
Main Entry:  personal space2
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  the space reached by the human body's extremities while stationary, also called kinesphere
Main Entry:  personal space
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  See personal distance
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