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English to English adjective
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separated in space or coming from or going to a distance |  | Example: distant villages
the sound of distant traffic
a distant sound
a distant telephone call
source: wordnet30
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far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship | | Example: a distant cousin
a remote relative
a distant likeness
considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics
source: wordnet30
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Separated; having an intervening space; at a distance; away. | | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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remote in manner | | Example: stood apart with aloof dignity
a distant smile
he was upstage with strangers
source: wordnet30
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separate or apart in time | | Example: distant events
the remote past or future
source: wordnet30
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located far away spatially | | Example: distant lands
remote stars
source: wordnet30
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