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removed (adj.)

"distant in relationship" (by some expressed degree), 1540s, from past participle of remove (v.). Meaning "remote, separated, secluded" is from 1610s.

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Definitions of removed from WordNet

removed (adj.)
separated in relationship by a given degree of descent;
a cousin once removed
removed (adj.)
separate or apart in time;
Synonyms: distant / remote
From wordnet.princeton.edu