🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

Lointain

Pronunciation / Transliteration: lwãtɛ̃

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Remote/rɪˈmoʊt/
adjectivenounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #800 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"La cabane est située dans une région lointaine, loin de la ville la plus proche."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Situated far away; distant.

    "The cabin is located in a remote area, far from the nearest town."
As noun
  1. 1

    A device used to operate a machine or electronic device from a distance.

    "I lost the remote for the television and couldn't change the channel."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'remote' originates from the Latin 'remotus', meaning 'distant' or 'far off', which evolved through Old French 'remot' before entering Middle English. Its meaning has shifted over time from simply indicating physical distance to encompassing emotional and technological separations.

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