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severed
[ sev-erd ]
adjective
- separated from the whole or divided into parts, as by cutting or the like:
The severed cables belonged to two internet companies.
- (of ties or a relationship) broken off or dissolved:
One of the greatest tragedies we see in our work is the severed relationships between those in need and their family and friends.
- Law. (of an estate, titles of a statute, etc.) divided into parts:
A practice known as severed property, or split estates, allows developers to keep or obtain mineral rights underneath privately owned land.
verb
- the simple past tense and past participle of sever.
Other 51Թ Forms
- -· adjective
- ܲ·· adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of severed1
Example Sentences
If the cables are simultaneously severed, the whole continent could go down.
Three years earlier, Algeria severed diplomatic ties with Morocco.
All four countries have severed ties with former colonial power France and forged new alliances with Russia.
The driver was hit in the torso, and a major artery was severed in his arm.
One severed one of Allen's fingers, the other went through his throat and became lodged in his spinal cord, leaving him struggling to breathe and bleeding profusely.
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