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diremption

diremption noun: a ripping apart; a forceful sundering.

Noun

diremption (countable and uncountable, plural diremptions)

  1. (rare) A ripping apart; a forceful sundering.

Forms of diremption

pluraldiremptions

Origin of diremption

From Latin dirēmptiō (“a separation”), from dirimō (“to separate”) + -iō (“abstract noun suffix”).

Questions about diremption

What does diremption mean?
Diremption means a ripping apart; a forceful sundering.
What part of speech is diremption?
Diremption is a noun.
What is the plural of diremption?
The plural of diremption is diremptions.

Words near diremption in the dictionary

  1. direfulness
  2. direly
  3. dirempt
  4. dirempted
  5. dirempting
  6. diremption
  7. diremptions
  8. dirempts
  9. direness
  10. direnesses
  11. direption

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