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sunderer

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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


sun⋅der⋅a⋅ble, adjective
sun⋅der⋅ance, noun
sun⋅der⋅er, noun
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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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