Both Uses of
sever
in
David Copperfield
- As we severally pushed away our plates, he noiselessly removed them, and set on the cheese.†
Chpt 28-30 *
- After the removal of the cloth, and the singing of Non Nobis (beautifully executed, and in which we were at no loss to distinguish the bell-like notes of that gifted amateur, WILKINS MICAWBER, ESQUIRE, JUNIOR), the usual loyal and patriotic toasts were severally given and rapturously received.†
Chpt 63-64
Definition:
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(sever) to split something into two unconnected parts -- usually by cutting
or:
to break up or end a relationship; or to separate from something