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removed

[ ri-moovd ]

adjective

  1. remote; separate; not connected with; distinct from.

    Synonyms: , , , ,

  2. distant by a given number of degrees of descent or kinship:

    A first cousin once removed is the child of one's first cousin or the first cousin of one’s parent.

    The grandchildren of one's first cousin are one's first cousins twice removed.



removed

/ rɪˈmuːvd; rɪˈmuːvɪdnɪs /

adjective

  1. separated by distance or abstract distinction
  2. postpositive separated by a degree of descent or kinship

    the child of a person's first cousin is his first cousin once removed

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • removedness, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·DZ·· [ri-, moo, -vid-lee, -, moovd, -], adverb
  • ·DZĻ·Ա noun
  • ܲr·DZ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of removed1

First recorded in 1540–50; remove + -ed 2
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If Flores is forcibly removed from the duplex, he plans once again to sleep in his van, an outcome that would violate what he believes is the state’s responsibility to house the poor and elderly.

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The US military's Space Operations Command said Colonel Susannah Meyers had been removed from her duties at Pituffik Space Base due to a "loss of confidence in her ability to lead".

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President Trump sparked concern internationally after saying he wanted to turn Gaza in a resort like the French Riviera - a proposal that would see Palestinians removed to other countries.

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This not only removed the pressure on domestic producers to improve quality but also denied them access to world-class inputs and technology.

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An immigration judge said in 2019 he could be “removed” or deported, but he could not be sent to his native El Salvador because he could face gang persecution there.

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