remove
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8.5
- noun
- /rɪˈmuːv/
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distancia
- At a remove of three decades, the fiscal crisis can seem like nothing but a distant tragedy.
- a second remove
- a further remove
- a great remove
You know, that's two generations removed from from the world today.
- You know, that's two generations removed from from the world today.
- And the second, you can make mutations far removed from the active site and actually affect the.
- His pretty sure first cousin, my uncle and my cousins are like first cousins once removed.
- It helps it has us laugh at ourselves in, you know, and one one step removed.
- I got one the other day that said second cousin once removed and I don't know what that means so I just just archive didn't moved on.
- I think that my estranged wife three times removed.
- So Plato thinks that this is a good reason to think that the artist is, you know, once again, you know, several removes from the real things.
Examples
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His grave is at one remove from her, displaced by her second husband.
Fiction book (1992) -
You know, that's two generations removed from from the world today.
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We're like one step removed from the actual movie that comes from by that chain, which is crazy to think about.
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Given that we now stand at a more distant remove, we should enjoy the view.
Academic text (1997) -
His daughter, who had every right, never did more than curse him from a great remove.
Fiction book (2000) -
As usual, she's planted herself at a safe remove from the rest of us, yet close enough to keep tabs.
Fiction book (1991) -
Normal off-the-record discourse allows attribution, but at a remove from the individual making the statements.
Academic text (2001) -
Thus, at a metaphorical remove, the reflector's consciousness becomes a screen, an intermediate window opening onto the narrative world.
Academic text (1996) -
Whereas Vaudoyer's sparse description keeps the woman at a remove from his readers, Fisher fills in her thoughts, appearance, and history.
Academic text (2003) -
In the family reunion, I discovered that I am a fourth cousin removed from the eldest relatives present.
How Distant
Surface Forms
Etymology
Remove as a noun comes from re- 'back' and move 'to move', giving the idea of a 'step away' or distance. That's why a 'remove' means a degree of separation or a stage away from something.