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Noun
Definition: a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication
Definition: a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments
Definition: Anything that is sold by itself, especially articles of clothing such as blouses, skirts, jackets, and pants.
Verb
Definition: act as a barrier between; stand between; "The mountain range divides the two countries"
Definition: force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea"
Definition: mark as different; "We distinguish several kinds of maple"
Definition: separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I"
Definition: divide into components or constituents; "Separate the wheat from the chaff"
Definition: arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"
Definition: discontinue an association or relation; go different ways; "The business partners broke over a tax question"; "The couple separated after 25 years of marriage"; "My friend and I split up"
Definition: go one's own way; move apart; "The friends separated after the party"
Definition: become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart"
Definition: divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork; "The road forks"
Definition: To divide (a thing) into separate parts.
Adjective
Definition: independent; not united or joint; "a problem consisting of two separate issues"; "they went their separate ways"; "formed a separate church"
Definition: standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything; "a freestanding bell tower"; "a house with a separate garage"
Definition: separated according to race, sex, class, or religion; "separate but equal"; "girls and boys in separate classes"
Definition: Apart from (the rest); not connected to or attached to (anything else).