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UK
/sˈɛvəɹəns/
]
[ US /ˈsɛˌvɝəns, ˈsɛvɹəns/ ]
[ US /ˈsɛˌvɝəns, ˈsɛvɹəns/ ]
NOUN
-
a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
they hoped to avoid a break in relations - the act of severing
How To Use severance In A Sentence
- We should have the perseverance, must have the self-confidence especially! We must believe, our talent is used to do something.
- To say that such admonitions are a means to preserve those from apostasy who are by other means (as suppose the absolute decree of God, or the interposal of his irresistible power for their perseverance, or the like) in no possibility of apostatizing, is to say that washing is a means to make snow white, or the rearing up of a pillar in the air a means to keep the heavens from falling. The Doctrine of the Saints��� Perseverance Explained and Confirmed
- Finally after 15 minutes of perseverance the team scored -- not to the liking of the opposition, who had been defending excellently.
- And I told my creditors that we needed to give these people 10 days of severance, even though that would deplete the rest of our cash.
- Anyone can learn Japanese with perseverance.
- As a result, patience, perseverance and interest are required.
- I don't rate myself as a fantastic, talented athlete. I just have perseverance. I'm a cart horse. I work hard.
- What he needed was complete and total separation, severance of all ties.
- As they were talking, there came an eunuch from the Commander of the Faithful, in quest of Kut al-Kulub, for, when he knew that she was in the house of Ibn al-Kirnas, he could not endure the severance, but bade bring her forthwith. The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
- Perseverance in the face of adversity is always a welcome attribute, even if that adversity is sometimes self-inflicted.