diremption

[ dih-remp-shuh n ]
/ dɪˈrɛmp ʃən /
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noun

a sharp division into two parts; disjunction; separation.

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decorum
the act of or need for making up one's mind.
dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
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Origin of diremption

1615–25; < Latin diremptiōn- (stem of diremptiō), equivalent to dirempt(us) (past participle of dirimere to separate, equivalent to dis- dis-1 + -imere, combining form of emere to take, buy) + -ion- -ion

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Words related to diremption

pair, double, couple, team, binary, span, duplicity, dichotomy, twin, duet, brace, duality, bifurcation, twain, twins, dos, deuce, dyad, doublet, dual

Example sentences from the Web for diremption

  • The diremption of individualities becomes explicit in those forms.

    Schopenhauer|Thomas Whittaker

  • The term "diremption" has sometimes been applied to cases where leaves are thus apparently dragged out of position.

    Vegetable Teratology|Maxwell T. Masters