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something that divides, separates, or marks off
  • the toddler insisted on a dinner plate with separators so that different foods would never touch one another

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The first known use of separator was in 1607

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“Separator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/separator. Accessed 26 Oct. 2020.

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