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[ noun ] the act of isolating something; setting something apart from others

Synonyms

isolation

Used in print

("Editorials"...)

The weekly loss is partly counterbalanced by 500 arrivals each_week from West_Germany , but the hard truth , says Crossman , is that `` The closing_off of East_Berlin without interference from the West and with the use only of East_German , as distinct from Russian , troops was a major Communist victory , which dealt West_Berlin a deadly , possibly a fatal , blow .

Related terms

separation quarantine

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