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separatory

adj

Etymology

From separate + -ory.

  1. derived from *per-✻ — “produce, procure, bring forward, bring forth”
  2. derived from sēparātus
  3. inherited from separaten
  4. suffixed as separatory — “separate + ory”

Definitions

  1. Used to separate.

  2. An apparatus used in separating, such as a separating funnel.

  3. A surgical instrument for separating the pericranium from the cranium.

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