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distant

Pronunciation: /dis.tɑ̃/

“distant” is a French word. Its 2 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. distant
  2. aloof

In French

  1. Qui est séparé par un intervalle plus ou moins grand.
  2. Qui est situé à un autre emplacement géographique, dont l’accès nécessite un passage par le réseau ajoutant de la latence.
  3. Qui tient les gens à distance; qui repousse la familiarité.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin distantem.

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