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Disconnection

The act of disconnecting, or state of being disconnected; separation; want of union.

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Disparity 76% connected

Inequality; difference in age, rank, condition, or excellence; dissimilitude; -- followed by between, in, of, as to, etc.; as, disparity in, or of, y…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Separation 76% connected

The act of separating, or the state of being separated, or separate.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Incoherence 76% connected

Alt. of Incoherency

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Incoherency 76% connected

The quality or state of being incoherent; want of coherence; want of cohesion or adherence.

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Separability 76% connected

Quality of being separable or divisible; divisibility; separableness.

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Disconnect 74% connected

To dissolve the union or connection of; to disunite; to sever; to separate; to disperse.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Disconnect 74% connected

To dissolve the union or connection of; to disunite; to sever; to separate; to disperse.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Disjoin 74% connected

To part; to disunite; to separate; to sunder.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Disjoin 74% connected

To part; to disunite; to separate; to sunder.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Disconnect 92% connected

To dissolve the union or connection of; to disunite; to sever; to separate; to disperse.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Disjuncture 92% connected

The act of disjoining, or state of being disjoined; separation.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Gulf 92% connected

A hollow place in the earth; an abyss; a deep chasm or basin,

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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