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separates

British  
/ ˈsɛpərɪts, ˈsɛprɪts /

plural noun

  1. women's outer garments that only cover part of the body and so are worn in combination with others, usually unmatching; skirts, blouses, jackets, trousers, etc Compare coordinates

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This wonderful tale is recounted in Fast Company in an excerpt from Ten Steps Ahead: What Separates Successful Visionaries from the Rest of Us, a new book by Erik Calonius.

From Forbes • Mar. 21, 2011

Separates objects by shape and material in 2D and 3D.

From Washington Post

Your cover line on "What Separates Life's Go-Getters from its Also-Rans" was insulting to most of humanity.

From Time Magazine Archive

Separates objects by shape and material in 2D and 3D.

From Washington Post

Oh, imagine her emotion When the cruel Indian Ocean Separates you from the girl you left behind.

From Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, December 9, 1914 by Various

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