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Word: Distant
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Latin distant- ‘standing apart’, from the verb distare, from dis- ‘apart’ + stare ‘stand’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈdɪst(ə)nt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
far away in space or time
Short Definition:far away in space or time
Examples:- distant parts of the world
- I remember that distant afternoon
Definition:
(of a person) not intimate; cool or reserved
Short Definition:cool or reserved
Examples:- his children found him strangely distant
- she and my father were distant with each other
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