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asunder

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a·sun·der  (-sndr)
adv.
1. Into separate parts or pieces: broken asunder.
2. Apart from each other either in position or in direction: The curtains had been drawn asunder.
[Middle English, from Old English on sundran : on, on; see on + sundran, separately (from sunder, apart).]
a·sunder adj.
asunder
Adverb, adj
Literary into parts or pieces; apart
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.asunder - widely separated especially in space; "as wide asunder as pole from pole"
separate - independent; not united or joint; "a problem consisting of two separate issues"; "they went their separate ways"; "formed a separate church"
Adv.1.asunder - into parts or pieces; "he took his father's watch apart"; "split apart"; "torn asunder"
apart
asunder
adverb, adjective (Literary) to pieces, apart, torn, rent, to bits, to shreds, in pieces, into pieces
Translations
asunder [əˈsʌndəʳ] adv to tear asunder → hacer pedazos
asunder [əˈsʌndəʳ] adv to tear asunder → déchirer
asunder [əˈsʌndəʳ] adv to tear asunder → auseinanderreißen
asunder [əˈsʌndəʳ] adv to tear asunder → strappare


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"Great and good friend," said the Editor, blandly, looking up from his work, "we are far asunder, it seems.
Fantastic-Fables by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
The way of fortune, is like the Milken Way in the sky; which is a meeting or knot of a number of small stars; not seen asunder, but giving light together.
The Essays by Bacon, Sir Francis View in context
They widened and widened, thrusting you both asunder, one from the other.
The Woman in White by Collins, Wilkie View in context
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