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diremption

noun
di·​remp·​tion | \ də̇ˈrem(p)shən\
plural -s

Definition of diremption

: separation, disjunction : division into two because it does make that vast diremption of our world into a One and a Many— H. B. Alexander

History and Etymology for diremption

Latin diremption-, diremptio, from diremptus (past participle of dirimere to take apart, separate, from dir- —from dis- apart—+ -imere, from emere to take, buy) + -ion-, -io -ion

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