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Definition
to split something into two unconnected parts — usually by cutting
or:
to break up or end a relationship; or to separate from something
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to break up or end a relationship; or to separate from something
- Jem sat from after breakfast until sunset and would have remained overnight had not Atticus severed his supply lines.p. 42.8
severed = cut off
- Unaware of public scrutiny from above, Judge Taylor disposed of the severed end by propelling it expertly to his lips and saying, "Fhluck!"p. 253.4
severed = cut-off
There are no more uses of "sever" in To Kill a Mockingbird.
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