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severance

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. severance (noun)
  2. severance contract (noun)
  3. severance pay (noun)
  4. severance tax (noun)

sev·er·ance

noun \ˈsev-rən(t)s, ˈse-və-\

Definition of SEVERANCE

: the act or process of severing : the state of being severed
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First Known Use of SEVERANCE

15th century

Rhymes with SEVERANCE

reverence

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