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proxemics

pro·xe·mics

uncommon

noun

1.

the study of spatial distances between individuals in different cultures and situations

Origin

From prox- (“proximity, nearness”) + -eme + -ic + -s. Clipping of proximity + modeling on phonemics. Coined by American anthropologist Edward T. Hall in 1963.

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