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SEVERING

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of severing

Synonyms:

severance; severing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("severing" is a kind of...):

cut; cutting (the act of cutting something into parts)

Derivation:

sever (cut off from a whole)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb sever

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