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separatum

separatum

9.9
A printed copy of an article that comes from a larger book or journal
  • noun
  • /ˌsɛpəˈreɪtəm/
  • Formal
translation icon : separatum

Examples

  • It should be stressed that the longing of the exiled separatum to be reunited.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Two separate developmental phases may be noted: from birth and early orality to the phase where the ego boundary is formed around the emerging individual separatum, and from later orality onward.

    Academic text (1990)
  • His omnipresent stature in pantheistic early orality is reduced to that of an individualized and hence rather insignificant separatum.

    Academic text (1990)
  • The journal published a separatum of the research paper to highlight its key findings.

  • After the conference, the speaker distributed a separatum for attendees to review the discussed topics.

  • The professor requested a separatum of his article to share with his colleagues for their feedback.

Synonyms

reprint
vsseparatum
5 3.9

A single article printed on its own after it first appeared in a journal

is broader and applies to any part taken from a larger publication
separate
vsseparatum
  • Jargon
1 8.4

A copy of an article printed on its own from a book or journal

is about any part removed from a larger whole rather than distribution
offprint
vsseparatum
  • Archaic
9.2

A copy of an article printed separately from a book or journal

is a general term for any part removed from a larger work

Antonyms

1.0

Complete and not broken or divided

How Independent

book
1.0
separatum
  • Formal
9.9
section
1.0
excerpt
763 4.3

Surface Forms

separatum singular
separata plural

Etymology

The word separatum comes from the Latin root separare, which means 'to separate', and is like the English word separate. Think of taking one article out of a journal and printing it on its own, so a separatum is a copy 'set apart' from a larger book or issue.