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diremption

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

a sharp division into two parts; disjunction; separation.

RELATED WORDS

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

Nearby words

directory assistance, directress, directrix, diredawa, direful, diremption, direxit, dirge, dirham, dirhem, dirhinous

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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Examples 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