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diremption

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[dih-remp-shuhn] / dɪˈrɛmp ʃən /

noun

  1. a sharp division into two parts; disjunction; separation.

Etymology

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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