"separateness" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: separatenesses [plural]
Etymology: From separate + -ness. Etymology templates: {{af|en|separate|-ness}} separate + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} separateness (usually uncountable, plural separatenesses)
  1. The property of being separate. Tags: uncountable, usually

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