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re·mo·ved

UK/ɹɪˈmuːvd/ US/riˈmuvd/ common

adjective

1.

taken out of or separated from

  • “possibility is...achievability, abstracted from achievement” A.N.Whitehead
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2.

far apart in nature

  • “considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics”
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3.

far distant in space

  • “distant lands”
  • “remote stars”
  • “a remote outpost of civilization”
  • “a hideaway far removed from towns and cities”
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4.

separated in relationship by a given degree of descent

  • “a cousin once removed”
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5.

far distant in time

  • “distant events”
  • “the remote past or future”
  • “a civilization ten centuries removed from modern times”
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Phrases

  • far removed
  • once removed
  • thrice removed
  • twice removed

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