separate [v. sep-uh-reyt; adj., n. sep-er-it]
verb (used with object), sep·a·rat·ed, sep·a·rat·ing
to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
to put, bring, or force apart; part: to separate two fighting boys.
to set apart; disconnect; dissociate: to separate church and state.
to remove or sever from association, service, etc., especially legally or formally: He was separatedfrom the army right after V-E Day.
to sort, part, divide, or disperse (an assemblage, mass, compound, etc.), as into individual units,components, or elements.
e.g.
A great distance separated the sisters from each other.
gregate- flock; assemble, gather, gather together
aggregation
[ag-ri-gey-shuh
n]
noun
a group or mass of distinct or varied things, persons, etc.: an aggregation of complainants.
collection into an unorganized whole.
the state of being so collected.
Biology, Ecology . a group of organisms of the same or different species living closely together butless integrated than a society.
sol- stand for sun
solar [soh-ler]
adjective
of or pertaining to the sun: solar phenomena
determined by the sun: solar hour.
proceeding from the sun, as light or heat.
utilizing, operated by, or depending on solar energy: a solar building; a solar stove.
indicating time by means of or with reference to the sun: a solar chronometer.
e.g.
Solar energy warms the water in swimming pools, heats homes and can be converted into electricity.
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petroleum
= gasoline
Chaucer wrote the Canterbury Tales
Samuel Johnson (lexicographer edit dictionary)
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James I
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William Caxton
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fixed the language in a sort of official form
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