Main Entry:

²sep·a·rate

Pronunciation:

\ˈse-p(ə-)rət\

Function:

adjective

Date:

15th century

1 a: set or kept apart : detached barchaic : solitary, secluded c: immaterial, disembodied2 a: not shared with another : individual <separate rooms> boften capitalized : estranged from a parent body <separate churches>3 a: existing by itself : autonomous <a separate country> b: dissimilar in nature or identity <consulted five separate authorities>

synonyms see distinct

— sep·a·rate·ly \-p(ə-)rət-lē, ˈse-pərt-lē\ adverb

— sep·a·rate·ness \-nəs\ noun