proxemics
noun
prox·e·mics
präk-ˈsē-miks 
plural in form but singular or plural in construction
: the study of the nature, degree, and effect of the spatial separation individuals naturally maintain (as in various social and interpersonal situations) and of how this separation relates to environmental and cultural factors
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proxemics
noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction
prox·e·mics
präk-ˈsē-miks
: the study of the nature, degree, and effect of the spatial separation individuals naturally maintain (as in various social and interpersonal situations) and of how this separation relates to environmental and cultural factors
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