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- [sev-er-uh ns, sev-ruh ns]
- /ˈsɛv ər əns, ˈsɛv rəns/
- /ˈsev.ər.əns/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sev-er-uh ns, sev-ruh ns]
- /ˈsɛv ər əns, ˈsɛv rəns/
Definitions of severance word
- noun severance the act of severing or the state of being severed. 1
- noun severance a breaking off, as of a friendship. 1
- noun severance Law. a division into parts, as of liabilities or provisions; removal of a part from the whole. 1
- noun severance severance pay. 1
- noun severance pay after being fired 1
- noun severance separation, cutting ties 1
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Origin of severance
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English severaunce < Anglo-French; see sever, -ance
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Parts of speech for Severance
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
severance popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
severance usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for severance
noun severance
- bisection — to cut or divide into two equal or nearly equal parts.
- breach — If you breach an agreement, a law, or a promise, you break it.
- breakoff — an abrupt discontinuance, especially of relations
- cleavage — A woman's cleavage is the space between her breasts, especially the top part which you see if she is wearing a dress with a low neck.
- cutoff — A cutoff or a cutoff point is the level or limit at which you decide that something should stop happening.
Antonyms for severance
noun severance
- agglutination — the act or process of agglutinating
- amalgamation — the action or process of amalgamating
- anschluss — a political or economic union, esp the annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany (1938)
- camarilla — a group of confidential advisers, esp formerly, to the Spanish kings; cabal
- coalescence — to grow together or into one body: The two lakes coalesced into one.
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