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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 [əˈsʌndə]
adv & adj
(postpositive) in or into parts or pieces; apart to tear asunder
[Old English on sundran apart; see sunder]
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 piecesasunder - into parts or pieces; "he took his father's watch apart"; "split apart"; "torn asunder"

asunder
adverb & adjective (Literary) to pieces, apart, torn, rent, to bits, to shreds, in pieces, into pieces a dress rent asunder from shoulder to hem
Translations
asunder [əˈsʌndəʳ] ADV to tear asunder (liter) → hacer pedazos
asunder [əˈsʌndər] adv
to tear asunder → déchirer
asunder
adv (liter) (= apart)auseinander; (= in pieces)entzwei, in Stücke; to split asunderspalten; her heart was rent asunderihr brach das Herz; … let no man put asunder…, soll der Mensch nicht trennen or scheiden
asunder [əˈsʌndəʳ] adv (liter) to tear asunderstrappare


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"Great and good friend," said the Editor, blandly, looking up from his work, "we are far asunder, it seems.
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.
They widened and widened, thrusting you both asunder, one from the other.
 
 
 
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