Meaning

noun a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication

noun a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments

verb act as a barrier between; stand between

originFrom Middle English separaten (“to separate”), from separat (“separated”) + -en, from Latin sēparātus, perfect passive participle of sēparō (“to separate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from sē- (“apart”) + parō (“prepare”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“produce, procure, bring forward, bring forth”). Displaced Middle English scheden, from Old English scēadan (whence English…

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