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  • 11asunder — /əˈsʌndə / (say uh sunduh) adverb 1. into separate parts; in or into pieces: *a sudden ghastly rending asunder of the clouds showed far below them the heaving ocean –marcus clarke, 1874. 2. apart or widely separated: *They struggled on, asunder… …

  • 12asunder — adverb or adjective Date: 14th century 1. into parts < torn asunder > 2. apart from each other in position < wide asunder > …

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  • 13asunder — /euh sun deuhr/, adv., adj. 1. into separate parts; in or into pieces: Lightning split the old oak tree asunder. 2. apart or widely separated: as wide asunder as the polar regions. [bef. 1000; ME; OE on sundrum apart. See A 1, SUNDRY] * * * …

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  • 14asunder — adv. (formal) to rend, tear asunder * * * [ə sʌndə] tear asunder (formal) to rend …

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  • 15asunder — a|sun|der [əˈsʌndə US ər] adv literary [: Old English; Origin: onsundran, from on into + sundran parts ] be torn/split/rent etc asunder to be torn violently apart or destroyed ▪ a nation torn asunder by internal conflicts …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 16asunder — adverb be torn asunder literary to be broken violently into many pieces: The boat was torn asunder on the rocks …

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  • 17asunder — adverb /əˈsʌndə/ Into separate parts or pieces; apart Lest anyone find her treasure, she tore the map asunder and cast its pieces into the wind …

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  • 18asunder — adv. Asunder is used with these verbs: ↑tear …

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  • 19asunder — adverb, literary the fabric of society may be torn asunder Syn: apart, up, in two; to pieces, to shreds, to bits …

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  • 20asunder — a•sun•der [[t]əˈsʌn dər[/t]] adv. adj. 1) into separate parts; in or into pieces 2) apart or widely separated: as wide asunder as the polar regions[/ex] • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME; OE on sundrum apart. See a I, sundry …

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