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asunder
[ uh-suhn-der ]
/ ÉĖsŹn dÉr /
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adverb, adjective
into separate parts; in or into pieces: Lightning split the old oak tree asunder.
apart or widely separated: as wide asunder as the polar regions.
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asunder
/ (ÉĖsŹndÉ) /
adverb, adjective
(postpositive) in or into parts or pieces; apartto tear asunder
Word Origin for asunder
Old English on sundran apart; see sunder
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