Noun
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a device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance
"he lost the remote for his TV"
- remote control
Adjective
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far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship
"a distant cousin"
"a remote relative"
"a distant likeness"
"considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics"
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inaccessible and sparsely populated
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separate or apart in time
"distant events"
"the remote past or future"
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very unlikely
"an outside chance"
"a remote possibility"
"a remote contingency"
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located far away spatially
"distant lands"
"remote stars"