removed
Americanadjective
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remote; separate; not connected with; distinct from.
- Synonyms:
- apart, solitary, isolated, abstracted, withdrawn
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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.
adjective
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separated by distance or abstract distinction
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(postpositive) separated by a degree of descent or kinship
the child of a person's first cousin is his first cousin once removed
Other Word Forms
- removedly adverb
- removedness noun
- unremoved adjective
Etymology
Origin of removed
Example Sentences
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She has since had surgery to remove the mesh but it has not been fully removed and the pain never goes away.
From BBC
They say it would help if the posts were not actively promoted by algorithms, if images of weapons were automatically detected and removed and if more real human beings were employed to analyse content.
From BBC
If sanctions were removed, Iran’s output could increase and Brent crude prices could drop, according to analysts.
Meta removed some of these pages after it was contacted by the BBC but, throughout the investigation, new pages were being created almost daily.
From BBC
The Iron Maiden, registered in the Marshall Islands, and the Liberia-flagged Sino Ocean, brandished China links while sailing through the strait, then removed them once they were out.
From Barron's
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