First Known Use: 14th century
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1apart
adverb \ə-ˈpärt\
: separated by an amount of space
: separated by an amount of time
: not together
Full Definition of APART
1
a : at a little distance <tried to keep apart from the family squabbles> b : away from one another in space or time <towns 20 miles apart>
2
a : as a separate unit : independently <viewed apart, his arguments were unsound> b : so as to separate one from another <found it hard to tell the twins apart>
3
: excluded from consideration : aside <a few blemishes apart, the novel is excellent>
4
: in or into two or more parts : to pieces <coming apart at the seams>
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Origin of APART
Middle English, from Anglo-French a part, literally, to one side
Rhymes with APART
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2apart
adjective
: separate or different from others
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First Known Use of APART
1680
APART Defined for Kids
apart
adverb \ə-ˈpärt\
Definition of APART for Kids
1
: away from each other <Our parents kept me and my sister apart.>
2
: separated by an amount of time <The girls were born two years apart.>
3
: into parts : to pieces <He took the clock apart.>
4
: one from another <I can't tell the twins apart.>
5
: as something separated : separately <The price was considered apart from other points.>
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