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Noun

A dividing

severing
Present participle of sever.
The act by which something is severed.

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1. Present participle of sever.
2. The act by which something is severed.
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breaking-up
Present participle of break up.

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1. Present participle of break up.
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separation
The act or process of moving apart or forcing something apart:
The condition of being apart, especially the condition of two people who had lived together or been married living in different places.
An interval or space that separates; a gap:

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1. The act or process of moving apart or forcing something apart:
2. The condition of being apart, especially the condition of two people who had lived together or been married living in different places.
3. An interval or space that separates; a gap:
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separating
Present participle of separate.
An instance of separating.

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1. Present participle of separate.
2. An instance of separating.
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An opening

rent
Payment, usually of an amount fixed by contract, made by a tenant at specified intervals in return for the right to occupy or use the property of another.
A similar payment made for the use of a facility, equipment, or service provided by another.
The return derived from cultivated or improved land after deduction of all production costs.

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1. Payment, usually of an amount fixed by contract, made by a tenant at specified intervals in return for the right to occupy or use the property of another.
2. A similar payment made for the use of a facility, equipment, or service provided by another.
3. The return derived from cultivated or improved land after deduction of all production costs.
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fissure
A long narrow opening; a crack or cleft.
The process of splitting or separating; division.
A separation into subgroups or factions; a schism.

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1. A long narrow opening; a crack or cleft.
2. The process of splitting or separating; division.
3. A separation into subgroups or factions; a schism.
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crack
To break without complete separation of parts:
To break or snap apart:
To make a sharp snapping sound:

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1. To break without complete separation of parts:
2. To break or snap apart:
3. To make a sharp snapping sound:
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Verb

divide
To separate into parts, sections, groups, or branches:
To form a border or barrier between:
To sector into units of measurement; graduate:

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1. To separate into parts, sections, groups, or branches:
2. To form a border or barrier between:
3. To sector into units of measurement; graduate:
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cleave
To split with a sharp instrument.
To make or accomplish by or as if by cutting:
To pierce or penetrate:

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1. To split with a sharp instrument.
2. To make or accomplish by or as if by cutting:
3. To pierce or penetrate:
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rend
To tear or split apart or into pieces violently.
To tear (one's garments or hair) in anguish or rage.
To pull away forcibly; wrest:

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1. To tear or split apart or into pieces violently.
2. To tear (one's garments or hair) in anguish or rage.
3. To pull away forcibly; wrest:
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burst
To come open or fly apart suddenly or violently, especially from internal pressure.
To explode.
To be or seem to be full to the point of breaking open:

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1. To come open or fly apart suddenly or violently, especially from internal pressure.
2. To explode.
3. To be or seem to be full to the point of breaking open:
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