proxemics
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Etymology[edit]
prox- + -emics (as in phonemics). Coined by American anthropologist Edward T. Hall in 1963.
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proxemics (uncountable)
- The study of the effects of the physical distance between people in different cultures and societies.
- 2007, Thomas N. Ingram, Professional Selling: A Trust-Based Approach[1], page 123:
- Proxemics refers to the personal distance that individuals prefer to keep between themselves and other individuals and is an important element of nonverbal communication.
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