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a) Separated in time, space, or degree.
Steve is my second cousin once removed.
b) Of a different generation, older or younger
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Removed — Re*moved (r? m??vd ), a. 1. Changed in place. [1913 Webster] 2. Dismissed from office. [1913 Webster] 3. Distant in location; remote. Something finer than you could purchase in so removed a dwelling. Shak. [1913 Webster] 4. Distant by degrees in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
removed — removed; un·removed; … English syllables
removed — [ri mo͞ovd′] adj. 1. a) distant in relationship b) of a younger or older generation [one s first cousin once removed is the child of one s first cousin] 2. remote; distant; disconnected: with from SYN. FAR … English World dictionary
removed — index alone (solitary), apart, discrete, distinct (distinguished from others), inaccessible, insular, insusceptible ( … Law dictionary
removed — remote, far off, faraway, far, *distant … New Dictionary of Synonyms
removed — re|moved [ rı muvd ] adjective never before noun 1. ) different from something: removed from: It was all so removed from our usual experience. far removed: dealing with people whose culture is far removed from our own 2. ) without enough… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
removed — UK [rɪˈmuːvd] / US [rɪˈmuvd] adjective [never before noun] 1) different from something removed from: It was all so removed from our usual experience. far removed: dealing with people whose culture is far removed from our own 2) without enough… … English dictionary
removed — adj. 1) easily removed 2) once; twice removed (a first cousin once removed) * * * [rɪ muːvd] twice removed (a first cousin once removed) easily removed once … Combinatory dictionary
removed — [[t]rɪmu͟ːvd[/t]] 1) ADJ: v link adv ADJ from n If you say that an idea or situation is far removed from something, you mean that it is very different from it. He found it hard to concentrate on conversation so far removed from his present… … English dictionary
Removed — Remove Re*move (r? m??v ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Removed} ( m??vd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Removing}.] [OF. removoir, remouvoir, L. removere, remotum; pref. re re + movere to move. See {Move}.] 1. To move away from the position occupied; to cause to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
removed — removedly /ri mooh vid lee, moohvd /, adv. removedness, n. /ri moohvd /, adj. 1. remote; separate; not connected with; distinct from. 2. distant by a given number of degrees of descent or kinship: A first cousin once removed is the child of one s … Universalium
