1.
Reserve for a specific use, as in One group of tissue samples was set apart for incubation. [c. 1600]
2.
Make noticeable, as in Certain traits set her apart from her peers. [Late 1400s]
set-apart
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The adjective has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
being or feeling set or kept apart from others
Synonyms: detached, isolated, separated
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