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[ adjective ] being or feeling set or kept apart from others
Examples "she felt detached from the group" "could not remain the isolated figure he had been"- Sherwood Anderson "thought of herself as alone and separated from the others" "had a set-apart feeling" Used in print (A.L. Kroeber, "Semantic Contribution of Lexicostatistic...)This may be because the Athabascan divergence began earlier ; or again because the Athabascan languages spread over a very_much larger territory ( including three wholly separated areas ) ; or both . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] being or feeling set or kept apart from others
Examples "she felt detached from the group" "could not remain the isolated figure he had been"- Sherwood Anderson "thought of herself as alone and separated from the others" "had a set-apart feeling" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] spaced apart
Synonyms Used in print (James A. Ibers et al., "Proton magnetic resonance...)A randomization of `` ups '' and `` downs '' is more likely than ordered `` ups '' and `` downs '' in position ( 3 ) since the hydrogen_atoms are well separated and so the position of one could hardly affect the position of another , and also since ordered `` up '' and `` down '' implies a larger unit_cell , for which no evidence exists . (S. Idell Pyle, et al., Onsets, Completions, and...)Fourth , the two indicators are for_the_most_part widely separated chronologically , with the extensive age gap occurring during childhood for all but one growth center . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] not living together as man and wife
Examples "decided to live apart" "maintaining separate households" "they are separated" Used in print (Edward E. Kelly, S.J., "Christian Unity in England"...)Intercede for our separated brethren , that with us in the one true fold they may be united to the chief Shepherd , the vicar of thy Son '' . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] separated at the joint
Synonyms Examples "a dislocated knee" "a separated shoulder" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] no longer connected or joined
Synonyms Examples "a detached part" "on one side of the island was a hugh rock, almost detached" "the separated spacecraft will return to their home bases" Related terms |
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