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Disunion

The termination of union; separation; disjunction; as, the disunion of the body and the soul.

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Separation 76% connected

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

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Disunite 74% connected

To destroy the union of; to divide; to part; to sever; to disjoin; to sunder; to separate; as, to disunite particles of matter.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Disunite 74% connected

To destroy the union of; to divide; to part; to sever; to disjoin; to sunder; to separate; as, to disunite particles of matter.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Conjugation 94% connected

the act of uniting or combining; union; assemblage.

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Conjugation 94% connected

the act of uniting or combining; union; assemblage.

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Aggregate noun · 78% connection

A mass formed by the union of homogeneous particles; -- in distinction from a compound, formed by the union of heterogeneous particles.

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Alliance noun · 78% connection

Any union resembling that of families or states; union by relationship in qualities; affinity.

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Animism noun · 78% connection

The belief that inanimate objects and the phenomena of nature are endowed with personal life or a living soul; also, in an extended se…

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Ankylosis noun · 78% connection

The union of two or more separate bones to from a single bone; the close union of bones or other structures in various animals.

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Combination noun · 78% connection

The result of combining or uniting; union of persons or things; esp. a union or alliance of persons or states to effect some purpose;…

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Combine verb · 78% connection

To unite or join; to link closely together; to bring into harmonious union; to cause or unite so as to form a homogeneous substance, a…

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Company union noun · 78% connection

a union of workers for a single company; a union not affiliated with a larger union

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Disconnection noun · 78% connection

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

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Discretion noun · 78% connection

Disjunction; separation.

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Disjuncttion noun · 78% connection

The act of disjoining; disunion; separation; a parting; as, the disjunction of soul and body.

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Dissolution noun · 78% connection

The extinction of life in the human body; separation of the soul from the body; death.

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Distance noun · 78% connection

Ideal disjunction; discrepancy; contrariety.

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Exile noun · 78% connection

Forced separation from one's native country; expulsion from one's home by the civil authority; banishment; sometimes, voluntary separa…

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Existence noun · 78% connection

The state of existing or being; actual possession of being; continuance in being; as, the existence of body and of soul in union; the…

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Faculty noun · 78% connection

Ability to act or perform, whether inborn or cultivated; capacity for any natural function; especially, an original mental power or ca…

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Ghost noun · 78% connection

The disembodied soul; the soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death; an apparition; a specter.

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Incorporation noun · 78% connection

The union of something with a body already existing; association; intimate union; assimilation; as, the incorporation of conquered cou…

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Indissolvable adjective · 78% connection

Not dissolvable; incapable of being dissolved or separated; incapable o/ separation; perpetually firm and binding; indissoluble; as, a…

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