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remote

/rɪ'moʊt/

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adjective
far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship
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"a remote relative" "considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics"

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distant loosely knit ulterior removed faraway
adjective
separate or apart in time
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"the remote past or future"

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distant removed far
adjective
located far away spatially
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"remote stars"

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distant far
adjective
inaccessible and sparsely populated
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outback inaccessible unaccessible
adjective
very unlikely
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"a remote possibility" "a remote contingency"

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outside unlikely
noun
a device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance
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"he lost the remote for his TV"

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remote control

type of:
device

part of:
remote-control bomb

Examples of remote

"a remote relative"
"considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics"
"the remote past or future"
"remote stars"
"a remote possibility"
"a remote contingency"
"he lost the remote for his TV"