proxemics
Proxemik
The study of the effects of the physical distance between people in different cultures…The study of the effects of the physical distance between people in different cultures and societies.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The study of the effects of the physical distance between people in different cultures and societies.
Proxemik
the study of spatial distances between individuals in different cultures and situations
Translations
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Origin
From prox- (“proximity, nearness”) + -eme + -ic + -s. Clipping of proximity + modeling onFrom 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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Word family
1 related wordsDerivedproxemical
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable