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a far remove

a far remove noun: a great distance from something or somewhere.

Noun

a far remove (uncountable)

  1. (idiomatic) A great distance from something or somewhere.
    • The aristocratic House of Peers is at a far remove from the people1919, Arthur Judson Brown, The Mastery of the Far East, section 295

Questions about a far remove

What does a far remove mean?
A far remove means a great distance from something or somewhere.
What part of speech is a far remove?
A far remove is a noun.

Words near a far remove in the dictionary

  1. A Estrada
  2. A factor
  3. a fair bit
  4. a fair booty makes many a thief
  5. a fair few
  6. a far remove
  7. a far sight
  8. a fault confessed is half redressed
  9. a few
  10. a few clowns short of a circus
  11. a few fries short of a Happy Meal

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