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what does set-apart mean?

SET-APART as ADJECTIVE

  1. Meaning
    • being or feeling set or kept apart from others
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • she felt detached from the group
    • could not remain the isolated figure he had been- Sherwood Anderson
    • thought of herself as alone and separated from the others
    • had a set-apart feeling
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what does set apart mean?

SET APART as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • set apart from others
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on
    Hypernyms(s) set apart is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  2. Meaning
    • select something or someone for a specific purpose
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise
    Hypernyms(s) set apart is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
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