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  • noun A distance approximately equal to the length of a human's arm.
  • noun figuratively A position not suggesting or inviting intimacy.
  • noun figuratively A condition of independence and parity for parties to a transaction.
  • adjective literally Barely within reach.
  • adjective idiomatic Distant, detached.
  • adjective idiomatic Independent, but related.

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  • noun a distance sufficient to exclude intimacy

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  • Maybe my arms aren't long enough :-(

    October 27, 2008