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   apart

   /əˈpɑːt/

   adverb

   • 1. (of two or more people or things) separated by a specified distance in time or space: "two stone gateposts some thirty feet apart" Similar away from each otherdistant from each other
   • ▪ no longer living together or close emotionally: "alcoholism had driven us apart" Similar separatelynot togetherindependentlyon one's ownseparateddivorced
   • 2. to or on one side; at a distance from the main body: "Isabel stepped away from Joanna and stood apart" Similar to one sideasideto the sideseparatelyaloneby oneself/itselfdistantisolatedcut off
   • ▪ used after a noun to indicate that someone or something has qualities which mark them out from other people or things: "wrestlers were a breed apart"
   • ▪ used to indicate that one is dismissing something from consideration or moving from one tone or topic to another: "Alaska apart, much of America's energy business concentrates on producing gas"
   • 3. so as to be shattered; into pieces: "he leapt out of the car just before it was blown apart" Similar to piecesto bitsin piecesupin twoliterary:asunder

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin a parte ‘at the side’.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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   • P

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   • A

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   • R

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   • T

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