separate

²sep·a·rate

adj \ˈse-p(ə-)rət\

a : set or kept apart : detached b archaic : solitary, secluded c : immaterial, disembodied

a : not shared with another : individual <separate rooms> b often capitalized : estranged from a parent body <separate churches>

a : existing by itself : autonomous <a separate country> b : dissimilar in nature or identity <consulted five separate authorities>

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

— sep·a·rate·ness \-nəs\ noun

There are separate restrooms for men and women.
The boys have separate rooms.
They slept in separate beds.
We use the same Internet service provider but have separate accounts.
That's an entirely separate issue.
Today, there are an estimated 30,000 teams playing travel ball, which is entirely separate from more long-standing youth organizations like Little League … —Sara Corbett New York Times Sports Magazine, June 2006
On my last visit to Lucio, I went with a Spanish TV starlet whose sultry looks helped us land a prime table. Dining at separate tables around us were the Duchess of Badajoz, the king's sister; novelist Mario Vargas Llosa; and a gentleman rumored to be Spain's richest man. —Anya von Bremzen, Saveur, November 2006
A variation of these reactions is reflected in the American deaf community, which is divided into two groups. One rejects the notion that they are disabled. Rather, they claim, they are a separate culture with its own language. The second group defines its deafness as a disability and is more likely to assimilate into the able-bodied world. —Mary Grimley Mason, Working Against Odds, 2004
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