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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
re·mote 
[ri-moht] Pronunciation Key adjective, -mot·er, -mot·est, noun
[ri-moht] Pronunciation Key adjective, -mot·er, -mot·est, noun –adjective
–noun
| 1. | far apart; far distant in space; situated at some distance away: the remote jungles of Brazil. |
| 2. | out-of-the-way; secluded: a remote village; a remote mountaintop. |
| 3. | distant in time: remote antiquity. |
| 4. | distant in relationship or connection: a remote ancestor. |
| 5. | operating or controlled from a distance, as by remote control: a remote telephone answering machine. |
| 6. | far off; abstracted; removed: principles remote from actions. |
| 7. | not direct, primary, or proximate; not directly involved or influential: the remote causes of the war. |
| 8. | slight or faint; unlikely: not the remotest idea; a remote chance. |
| 9. | reserved and distant in manner; aloof; not warmly cordial. |
| 10. | Radio and Television. a broadcast, usually live, from a location outside a studio. |
| 11. | remote control (def. 2). |
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| re·mote
(rĭ-mōt') Pronunciation Key
adj. re·mot·er, re·mot·est
n.
[Middle English, from Old French remot, from Latin remōtus, past participle of removēre, to remove; see remove.] re·mote'ly adv., re·mote'ness n. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
remote
remote
c.1420, from L. remotus "afar off, remote," pp. of removere "move back or away" (see remove). Remote control is recorded from 1904.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| remote | |
adjective | |
| 1. | located far away spatially; "distant lands"; "remote stars" [syn: distant] |
| 2. | very unlikely; "an outside chance"; "a remote possibility"; "a remote contingency" [syn: outside] |
| 3. | separate or apart in time; "distant events"; "the remote past or future" [syn: distant] |
| 4. | inaccessible and sparsely populated; [syn: outback] |
| 5. | far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship ; "a distant cousin"; "a remote relative"; "a distant likeness"; "considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics" [syn: distant] [ant: close] |
noun | |
| 1. | a device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance; "he lost the remote for his TV" [syn: remote control] |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: re·mote
Function: adjective
Inflected Forms: re·mot·er; -est
1 a : far removed in space, time, or relationremote degree> b : exceeding the time allowed under the rule against perpetuities for the vesting of interests remote vesting —Estate of Grove, 70 California Appellate Reports 3d 355 (1977)>; also : being in violation of the rule against perpetuities remote contingent estate>
2 : acting, acted on, or controlled indirectly or from a distance
3 a : not proximate or acting directly b : not arising from the effect of that which is proximate
4 : small in degree remote possibility of paternity> —re·mote·ly adverb —re·mote·ness noun
Main Entry: re·mote
Function: adjective
Inflected Forms: re·mot·er; -est
1 a : far removed in space, time, or relation
2 : acting, acted on, or controlled indirectly or from a distance
3 a : not proximate or acting directly b : not arising from the effect of that which is proximate
4 : small in degree remote possibility of paternity> —re·mote·ly adverb —re·mote·ness noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
U.S. Gazetteer - Cite This Source - Share This
Remote, OR Zip code(s): 97468
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Remote
Re*mote"\ (r?-m?t"), a. [Compar. Remoter (-?r); superl. Remotest.] [L. remotus, p. p. of removere to remove. See Remove.]1. Removed to a distance; not near; far away; distant; -- said in respect to time or to place; as, remote ages; remote lands. Places remote enough are in Bohemia. --Shak. Remote from men, with God he passed his days. --Parnell. 2. Hence, removed; not agreeing, according, or being related; -- in various figurative uses. Specifically: (a) Not agreeing; alien; foreign. "All these propositions, how remote soever from reason." --Locke. (b) Not nearly related; not close; as, a remote connection or consanguinity. (c) Separate; abstracted. "Wherever the mind places itself by any thought, either amongst, or remote from, all bodies." --Locke. (d) Not proximate or acting directly; primary; distant. "From the effect to the remotest cause." --Granville. (e) Not obvious or sriking; as, a remote resemblance. 3. (Bot.) Separated by intervals greater than usual. -- Re*mote"ly, adv. -- Re*mote"ness, n.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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