personal space
Definition of personal space
: the distance from another person at which one feels comfortable when talking to or being next to that other person You are invading my personal space.
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: of, relating to, or affecting a particular person : private, individual
: done in person without the intervention of another
: proceeding from a single person
: a short newspaper paragraph relating to the activities of a person or a group or to personal matters
: a short personal communication in a special column of the classified ads section of a newspaper or periodical
: personal foul
: a period of time
: its duration
: a limited extent in one, two, or three dimensions : distance, area, volume
: to leave one or more blank spaces (as in a line of typing)
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