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re·mote  (r-mt)
adj. re·mot·er, re·mot·est
1.
a. Located far away; distant in space.
b. Hidden away; secluded: a remote hamlet.
2. Distant in time: the remote past.
3. Faint; slight: a remote possibility; had not the remotest interest.
4. Far removed in connection or relevance: a cause remote from everyday concerns.
5. Distantly related by blood or marriage: a remote cousin.
6. Distant in manner; aloof.
7. Operating or controlled from a distance: remote sensors.
8. Computer Science Located at a distance from another computer that is accessible by cables or other communications links: a remote terminal.
n.
1. A radio or television broadcast originating from a point outside a studio.
2. A remote control device.

[Middle English, from Old French remot, from Latin remtus, past participle of removre, to remove; see remove.]

re·motely adv.
re·moteness n.

remote
Adjective
1. far away
2. far from civilization
3. distant in time
4. not relevant: the issues seem remote from the general population
5. (of a person's manner) aloof or abstracted
6. slight or faint: a remote possibility
7. operated from a distance; remote-controlled: a remote manipulator arm [Latin remotus far removed]
remotely adv
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Noun1.remoteremote - a device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance; "he lost the remote for his TV"
device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water"
remote-control bomb - a bomb that can be detonated by remote control
Adj.1.remote - located far away spatially; "distant lands"; "remote stars"
far - located at a great distance in time or space or degree; "we come from a far country"; "far corners of the earth"; "the far future"; "a far journey"; "the far side of the road"; "far from the truth"; "far in the future"
2.remote - very unlikely; "an outside chance"; "a remote possibility"; "a remote contingency"
unlikely - has little chance of being the case or coming about; "an unlikely story"; "an unlikely candidate for reelection"; "a butcher is unlikely to preach vegetarianism"
3.remote - separate or apart in time; "distant events"; "the remote past or future"
far - located at a great distance in time or space or degree; "we come from a far country"; "far corners of the earth"; "the far future"; "a far journey"; "the far side of the road"; "far from the truth"; "far in the future"
4.remote - inaccessible and sparsely populated;
inaccessible, unaccessible - capable of being reached only with great difficulty or not at all
5.remote - far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship ; "a distant cousin"; "a remote relative"; "a distant likeness"; "considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics"

remote
adjective 1. distant, far, isolated, lonely, out-of-the-way, far-off, secluded, inaccessible, faraway, outlying, in the middle of nowhere, off the beaten track, backwoods, godforsaken << OPPOSITE nearby
adjective 2. far, distant, obscure, far-off << OPPOSITE relevant
Translations
Spanish remote [rɪˈməut] adjremoto (= distant); lejano; [person] → distante;
there is a remote possibility that ... → hay una posibilidad remota de que ....

French remote [rɪˈməut] adjéloigné(e)lointain(e); [person] → distant(e); [possibility] → vague;
there is a remote possibility that ... → il est tout juste possible que ...

German remote [rɪˈməut] adj (distant) (place, time) → weit entfernt;
(aloof) → distanziert;
(slight) (chance etc) → entfernt;
there is a remote possibility that ... → es besteht eventuell die Möglichkeit, dass ...

Italian remote [rɪˈməut] adjremoto/a, lontano/a; [person] → distaccato/a;
there is a remote possibility that ... → c'è una vaga possibilità che ... + sub

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At their hospitable boards I occasionally met with partners, and clerks, and hardy fur traders from the interior posts; men who had passed years remote from civilized society, among distant and savage tribes, and who had wonders to recount of their wide and wild peregrinations, their hunting exploits, and their perilous adventures and hair-breadth escapes among the Indians.
And invisible to me because it was so remote and small, flying swiftly and steadily towards me across that incredible distance, drawing nearer every min- ute by so many thousands of miles, came the Thing they were sending us, the Thing that was to bring so much struggle and calamity and death to the earth.
It dated back to our remote ancestors who lived in trees.
 
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