Disjointure

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An instance or state of being disjoint; separation.

    "With Henry's divorce and the creation of an autonomous Church of England, Italian intercourse with England entered into a period of disjointure that would continue, except for a brief revival under Mary, .through the end of Elizabeth's reign."

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"With Henry's divorce and the creation of an autonomous Church of England, Italian intercourse with England entered into a period of disjointure that would continue, except for a brief revival under Mary, .through the end of Elizabeth's reign."

Etymology

From disjoint + -ure.

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