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remote


Main Entry: 1re·mote
Pronunciation: \ri-ˈmōt\
Function: adjective
Inflected Form(s): re·mot·er; re·mot·est
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin remotus, from past participle of removēre to remove
Date: 15th century

1 : separated by an interval or space greater than usual <an involucre remote from the flower>
2 : far removed in space, time, or relation : divergent <the remote past> <comments remote from the truth>
3 : out-of-the-way, secluded <a remote cabin in the hills>
4 : acting, acted on, or controlled indirectly or from a distance <remote computer operation>; also : relating to the acquisition of information about a distant object (as by radar or photography) without coming into physical contact with it <remote sensing>
5 : not arising from a primary or proximate action
6 : small in degree : slight <a remote possibility> <hadn't the remotest idea of what was going on>
7 : distant in manner : aloof

re·mote·ly adverb

re·mote·ness noun


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