"in isolation" meaning in English

See in isolation in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} in isolation, {{en-PP}} in isolation
  1. On its own; unaccompanied by, or without reference to, anything else.
    Sense id: en-in_isolation-en-prep_phrase-pd6-pNTn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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