- REMOTE ANCESTOR
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English-Latin dictionary. 2014.
REMOTE ANCESTOR
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remote — [ri mōt′] adj. remoter, remotest [ME < L remotus, pp. of removere, to REMOVE] 1. distant in space; far off; far away 2. far off and hidden away; secluded 3. far off in (past or future) time [a remote ancestor] 4. distant in connection,… … English World dictionary
ancestor — n. a common; remote ancestor * * * [ ænsəstə] remote ancestor a common … Combinatory dictionary
remote — re|mote1 W3 [rıˈməut US ˈmout] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(far away)¦ 2¦(not likely)¦ 3¦(time)¦ 4¦(different)¦ 5¦(person)¦ 6 not have the remotest idea/interest/intention etc ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of removere; REMOVE] … Dictionary of contemporary English
remote — remotely, adv. remoteness, n. /ri moht /, adj., remoter, remotest, n. adj. 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.… … Universalium
remote — 1 adjective 1 far away in space or time: remote stars | something from the remote past, dimly remembered | a remote ancestor (=someone related to you, who lived a long time ago) 2 far from towns: As a westerner I was a strange sight in this… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
remote — re•mote [[t]rɪˈmoʊt[/t]] adj. mot•er, mot•est, n. 1) far apart; far distant in space 2) out of the way; secluded: a remote village[/ex] 3) distant in time, relationship, connection, etc.: remote antiquity; a remote ancestor[/ex] 4) far off;… … From formal English to slang
remote — /rəˈmoʊt / (say ruh moht) adjective (remoter, remotest) 1. far apart; far distant in space. 2. out of the way; retired; secluded: a remote village. 3. distant in time: remote antiquity. 4. distant in relationship or connection: a remote ancestor …
remote — adj. (remoter, remotest) 1 far away in place or time. 2 out of the way; situated away from the main centres of population, society, etc. 3 distantly related (a remote ancestor). 4 slight, faint ({{}}esp. in not the remotest chance, idea , etc.).… … Useful english dictionary
ancestor — ► NOUN 1) a person, typically one more remote than a grandparent, from whom one is descended. 2) something from which a later species or version has evolved. DERIVATIVES ancestral adjective ancestrally adverb ancestress noun. ORIGIN Latin… … English terms dictionary
ancestor — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ direct ▪ The builder of the house was a direct ancestor of the present owner. ▪ immediate ▪ ancient, distant, early, remote … Collocations dictionary
remote — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, feel, look, seem ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc … Collocations dictionary
