1. (adj) remote control, remote
a device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance
"he lost the remote for his TV"
2. (adj) distant, remote
located far away spatially
"distant lands"; "remote stars"
3. (adj) outside, remote
very unlikely
"an outside chance"; "a remote possibility"; "a remote contingency"
4. (adj) distant, remote, removed
separate or apart in time
"distant events"; "the remote past or future"
5. (adj) outback(a), remote
inaccessible and sparsely populated;
6. (adj) distant, 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"
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