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  • 111part — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. piece, section (see part); role, character (see drama); voice, instrument (see music); concern, interest, participation, business, work. II Piece of a whole Nouns 1. part, portion, sector, segment,… …

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  • 112partition — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. wall, screen, diaphragm, barrier; separation, severance, cutting off; section, portion, division. See part, apportionment, between. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Division] Syn. apportionment, separation,… …

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  • 113section — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. separation, disjunction, division; segment, part, portion, cross section; book, chapter; land, subdivision, sector, region; subdivision, subgenus, group, class. v. t. disjoin, divide, separate, bisect …

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  • 114segment — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. slice, portion; component, member, branch, part. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. section, portion, fragment; see division 2 , part 1 , share . See Synonym Study at part . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n.… …

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  • 115separate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. divide, disunite, disconnect, part, detach, sever, keep apart, isolate, segregate, sift, screen; part company. Ant., unite, connect. adj. disconnected, distinct, alone, isolate, unconnected,… …

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  • 116sever — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. cut off, cleave, separate, sunder, part; disjoin, dissolve. See disjunction. Ant., connect, join. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. part, split, separate, dissociate, rend, cleave; see also cut 1 , divide 1 …

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  • 117slice — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. cut, slash, carve, shave, skive. See layer. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. thin piece, slab, wedge, collop; see part 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) I n. piece, cut, segment, sliver, wedge, slab, hunk …

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  • 118slit — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. & n. cut, gash, slash, slice. See interval, furrow. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. split, cleavage, crevice; see hole 1 , 2 , tear . v. Syn. tear, slice, split; see cut 1 , 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) …

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  • 119sunder — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. break, separate, sever, dissever, divide. See disjunction, part. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. separate, part, split; see divide 1 . See Synonym Study at separate . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v.… …

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  • 120break up — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To scatter] Syn. disperse, disband, separate; see divide 1 . 2. [To dismantle] Syn. take apart, disassemble, break down; see dismantle . 3. [To stop] Syn. put an end to, halt, terminate; see stop 2 . 4. [*To distress] Syn.… …

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