Definition of 'at one remove/ at several removes'
at one remove/ at several removes
phrase
removeIf 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.
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