sunderance

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sun⋅der

[suhn-der]

–verb (used with object)

1.	to separate; part; divide; sever.

–verb (used without object)

2.	to become separated; part.

Origin:
bef. 900; ME sundren, OE sundrian; c. G sondern, ON sundra; see sundry

Related forms:

sun⋅der⋅a⋅ble, adjective

sun⋅der⋅ance, noun

sun⋅der⋅er, noun

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sun·der (sŭn'dər)

v.   sun·dered, sun·der·ing, sun·ders

v.   tr.
To break or wrench apart; sever. See Synonyms at separate.
v.   intr.
To break into parts.
n.  A division or separation.

[Middle English sundren, from Old English sundrian.]
sun'der·ance n.

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Word Origin & History

sunder

O.E. sundrian, from sundor "separately, apart," from P.Gmc. *sunder (cf. O.N. sundr, O.Fris. sunder, O.H.G. suntar "aside, apart"), from PIE base *sen(e)- denoting "separation" (cf. Skt. sanutar "far away," Avestan hanare "without," Gk. ater "without," L. sine "without," O.C.S. svene "without," O.Ir. sain "different").

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