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distant
adjective
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Divide distant into syllables:

dis · tant

How to pronounce distant:

Definition of distant:

distant (adjective):
far-off
separated in space away
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance.

Synonyms for distant:

deepdistanceremovedawayabroadafarextremeisolatedremoteapart
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