adj.
Pronunciation: ' se-p( ə -)r ə t
Function: adjective
Date: 15th century
1 a : set or kept apart : DETACHED b archaic : SOLITARY , SECLUDED c : IMMATERIAL , DISEMBODIED
2 a : not shared with another : INDIVIDUAL < separate rooms> b often 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 -)r ə t-l ē , ' se-p ə rt-l ē \ adverb
– sep · a · rate · ness \ -n ə s \ noun