Pronunciations (5)
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/ˈsɛp.(ə.)ɹət.li/
Pronunciation notes
- Received-Pronunciation
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/ˈsɛp.ɹət.li/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
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/ˈsɛp.ɚ.li/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
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/ˈsep.(ə.)ɹət.li/
Pronunciation notes
- Australia
- New-Zealand
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ˈsɛpɹətli
Adverb
In a separate manner; not together; apart.
Usage- not-comparable
- Synonyms
- Examples
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We've been living separately for three years.
Tackle the different parts of the climb separately before attempting the whole thing in one go.
More examples (1)
Syntactically, hendiadic constructions differ from synthetonic sequences in that the latter are separate clauses, and hence are separately negatable and may have different tenses and aspects and different subjects.
Adverb
apart from others
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taken individually, the rooms were, in fact, square
the fine points are treated singly