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{{First pic|Figure 73Y.png|The mysterious woman who always remained "semper distans" from [[Ruby Sunday]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|73 Yards (TV story)}})}} | {{First pic|Figure 73Y.png|The [[The Woman (73 Yards)|mysterious woman]] who always remained "semper distans" from [[Ruby Sunday]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|73 Yards (TV story)}})}} | ||
"'''Semper distans'''" was a [[Latin]] term coined by [[Enid Meadows]] as a synonym for one keeping their distance from another. It meant "always distant" in [[English (language)|English]]. | "'''Semper distans'''" was a [[Latin]] term coined by [[Enid Meadows]] as a synonym for one keeping their distance from another. It meant "always distant" in [[English (language)|English]]. | ||
Enid invented the word as a way to describe a [[The Woman (73 Yards)|mysterious woman]] who was following [[Ruby Sunday]] whilst always staying [[73 (number)|73]] [[Yard (unit)|yards]] away, an act that led Ruby to believe that "following" was not the right descriptor. ([[TV]]: {{cs|73 Yards (TV story)}}) | Enid invented the word as a way to describe a [[The Woman (73 Yards)|mysterious woman]] who was following [[Ruby Sunday]] whilst always staying [[73 (number)|73]] [[Yard (unit)|yards]] away, an act that led Ruby to believe that "following" was not the right descriptor. ([[TV]]: {{cs|73 Yards (TV story)}}) | ||
[[Category:Latin words and phrases]] | [[Category:Latin words and phrases]] |
Revision as of 18:06, 27 May 2024
"Semper distans" was a Latin term coined by Enid Meadows as a synonym for one keeping their distance from another. It meant "always distant" in English.
Enid invented the word as a way to describe a mysterious woman who was following Ruby Sunday whilst always staying 73 yards away, an act that led Ruby to believe that "following" was not the right descriptor. (TV: 73 Yards [+]Loading...["73 Yards (TV story)"])