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secern

 
Dictionary: se·cern
(sĭ-sûrn') pronunciation
tr.v., -cerned, -cern·ing, -cerns.
To discern as separate; discriminate.

[Latin sēcernere, to sever : sē-, apart + cernere, to separate.]

secernment se·cern'ment n.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: mark as different
  Synonyms: distinguish, separate, differentiate, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell, tell apart


 
 
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