English to English
remote
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adjective (a)
- far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship(adj.all)Example:
A remote relative.
Considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics.
source: wordnet30 - Removed to a distance; not near; far away; distant; -- said in respect to time or to place; as, remote ages; remote lands.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- a device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance(noun.artifact)Example:
He lost the remote for his TV.
source: wordnet30
adjective satellite (s)
- very unlikely(adj.all)Example:
A remote possibility.
A remote contingency.
source: wordnet30