Kilo Lingo

/reˈmoto/

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Translation

remote, distant

Word origin

From Latin remotus, past participle of removere ('to move back, remove'). The same root gives English 'remote' and 'remove'.

Origin
Latin
Root
remotus
English cognates
remote, remove

Grammar

Feminineremota
Masc pluralremotos
Fem pluralremotas

Examples

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They live in a remote mountain village.

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I haven't the faintest idea where it is.

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She works remotely from home.

llueva.

There is a remote chance that it will rain.

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The signal does not reach the most distant areas.

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This word is part of lesson 57.