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disjunct

adjective /dɪsdʒəŋkt/ 2 syllables 8 letters Scrabble 18 WWF 23
Definitions
adjective

marked by separation of or from usually contiguous elements

“little isolated worlds, as abruptly disjunct and unexpected as a palm-shaded well in the Sahara”

adjective

having deep constrictions separating head, thorax, and abdomen, as in insects

adjective

progressing melodically by intervals larger than a major second

adjective

used of distributions, as of statistical or natural populations

“disjunct distribution of king crabs”

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