distance

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.3.4 See also 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 External links 2 French 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Derived terms

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[edit] Etymology

From Middle English < Old French < Latin distantia (“‘distance, remoteneness, difference’”) < distans, ppr. of distare (“‘to stand apart, be separate, distant, or different’”) < di-, dis- (“‘apart’”) + stare (“‘to stand’”).

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• IPA: /ˈdɪstəns/
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distance (countable and uncountable; plural distances)

1. (countable) The amount of space between two points, usually geographical points, usually (but not necessarily) measured along a straight line.

   The distance to Petersborough is thirty miles.

2. (uncountable, figuratively) The entire amount of space to the objective.

   He had promised to perform this task, but did not go the distance.

3. (uncountable, figuratively) A considerable amount of space.

   The friendship did not survive the row: they kept each other at a distance.

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• distant

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• Customary: inches (in), feet, yards, miles
• Metric: meter (m), centimeter (cm), kilometer (km)
• Universal: astronomical unit (A.U.), parsec

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to distance (third-person singular simple present distances, present participle distancing, simple past and past participle distanced)

1. To move away from someone or something.

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• distance in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• distance in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• distance at OneLook® Dictionary Search

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[edit] French

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• IPA: /dis'tɔ̃s(ə)/

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distance f. (plural distances)

1. distance.

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• distancer