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noun(dis-tance)discord
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noun(dis-tance)separation in time
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noun(dis-tance)the degree or amount of separation between two points, lines, surfaces, or objects
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verb(dis-tance)to make or maintain a personal or emotional separation from : to place or keep at a distance
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verb(dis-tance)to leave far behind : outstrip
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adjective(dis-tance)taking place via electronic media linking instructors and students who are not together in a classroom
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noun(dis-tance)a method of study where teachers and students do not meet in a classroom but use the Internet, e-mail, mail, etc., to have classes
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noun(dis-tance)the frame of reference that an artist creates by the use of technical devices in and around the work of art to differentiate it psychologically from reality
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noun(dis-tance)the nearest distance upon which a photographic lens may be focused to produce satisfactory definition at infinity
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adjective(dis-tance)of or relating to telephone communication with a distant point especially outside a specified area
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adjective(dis-tance)situated a long distance away
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adjective(dis-tance)going or covering a long distance
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adverb(dis-tance)by long-distance telephone
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adverb(dis-tance)over or from a long distance
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noun(dis-tance)communication by long-distance telephone
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noun(dis-tance)a telephone operator or exchange that gives long-distance connections
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noun(dis-tance)the arithmetical mean of the maximum and minimum distances of an orbiting celestial object from its primary