Definition of 'at one remove/ at several removes'

at one remove/ at several removes

phrase [NOUN inflects, usually PHRASE after verb]

If you do or experience something at one remove, you do not do it or experience it yourself, but someone else does it or experiences it instead of you.

[mainly British]

She enjoyed his company and the excitement of feeling herself linked at one remove to London society.

She can know the world only at several removes.

remove

Nearby words of 'at one remove/ at several removes'

Source

Definition of at one remove/ at several removes from the Collins English Dictionary

Number in nouns

Singular number is used when the noun refers to one item. Plural number is used when the noun refers to more than one item. Countable nouns have both singular and plural forms. Uncountable nouns a...