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(adj) outback
inaccessible and sparsely populated;
(adj) distant
located far away spatially
distant lands; remote stars
separate or apart in time
distant events; the remote past or future
(adj) distant
far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship
a distant cousin; a remote relative; a distant likeness; considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics
(adj) outside
very unlikely
an outside chance; a remote possibility; a remote contingency
(noun) remote control
a device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance
he lost the remote for his TV