This remotion of the duke and her
Is practice only. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
2. The state of being remote; remoteness. [R.]
[1913 Webster]
The whitish gleam [of the stars] was the mask conferred by the enormity of their remotion. --De Quincey. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Remotion — (lat.), Entfernung, besonders Absetzung von einem Amt oder Verabschiedung wider den Willen des Beamten; vgl. Disziplinargewalt … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Remotion — Remotiōn (lat.), Entfernung, Entlassung … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
remotion — index removal Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
remotion — [ri mō′shən] n. [ME remocion < L remotio < remotus: see REMOVE] 1. the act of removing; removal 2. Obs. the act of departing; departure … English World dictionary
remotion — /ri moh sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of removing; removal. 2. Obs. departure. [1350 1400; ME remosion < L remotion (s. of remotio) a putting back, removing. See REMOTE, ION] * * * … Universalium
remotion — noun /rɪˈməʊʃən/ remoteness , 1605: This act persuades me / That this remotion of the Duke and her / Is practice only. William Shakespeare, King Lear, II.ii … Wiktionary
remotion — noun Date: 15th century 1. the quality or state of being remote 2. the act of removing ; removal 3. obsolete departure … New Collegiate Dictionary
remotion — n. [L. re, again; motus, move] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In leg movements, the corresponding movement of the coxa … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
Remotion — Re|mo|ti|on 〈f. 20; veraltet〉 Entfernung (aus einem Amt), Absetzung [<lat. remotio „das Zurückbewegen, Beseitigung, Entfernung“; zu removere „zurückbewegen, entfernen“] * * * Re|mo|ti|on, die; , en [lat. remotio, eigtl. = das Zurückbewegen, zu … Universal-Lexikon
Remotion — Fjernelse, afsættelse … Danske encyklopædi
