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| dis·tant [ dístənt ] |
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| Definition: |
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1. not physically close: situated, living, or happening far away
  a distant galaxy
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2. remote in time: remote in time, either in the future or the past
at some time in the distant future
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3. remote in relationship: remote in relationship or connection
a distant relative
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4. aloofly reserved: showing that somebody does not want to be friendly or intimate
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5. hard to distinguish clearly: so slight as to be hard to discern, see, or distinguish
a distant resemblance
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| [14th century. Directly or via French< Latin distant-, present participle of distare "stand apart" < stare "to stand"] |
