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| 1. | far off or apart in space; not near at hand; remote or removed (often fol. by from): a distant place; a town three miles distant from here. |
| 2. | apart or far off in time: distant centuries past. |
| 3. | remote or far apart in any respect: a distant relative. |
| 4. | reserved or aloof; not familiar or cordial: a distant greeting. |
| 5. | arriving from or going to a distance, as a communication, journey, etc.: I have here a distant letter from Japan. |