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proxemic

adjective

Of or relating to proxemics.

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Meanings

adjectiveproxemic (not comparable)

not comparableOf or relating to proxemics.
Begger and lord, Odysseus, in carefully constructed sequence, passes through Hall's four proxemic, or social distances: public (nonacquainted) beggar, social guest of Eumaios, personal friend of Penelope, and, revealed at last as Odysseus, Penelope's husband and intimate bedmate.
1995, Donald Lateiner, Sardonic Smile: Nonverbal Behavior in Homeric Epic, page 120

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with proxemic

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APA

proxemic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proxemic

MLA

“proxemic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proxemic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “proxemic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proxemic.

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