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SEV-uh/ˈsevə/

To sever is to cut off or break a connection completely: sever the night-bus line, sever a catchment. Cut (already in the dictionary) is everyday; a dropped line is still a hole.

Meaning

To cut off or break a connection completely (from cut, already in the dictionary).

Examples

• “Do not sever the night-bus line without a catchment note.”
• “Cut is already in this course. Break is already in this course. A dropped line is a slogan. A last-bus time is the file. Write the time; then keep the cut if the catchment still holds.”

Good to know

Cut off completely. Everyday: cut (already in the dictionary). A dropped line ≠ a catchment note.

Near in meaning

cut, break, detach

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