isolation
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Britannica Dictionary definition of ISOLATION
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the state of being in a place or situation that is separate from others
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the condition of being isolated
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the isolation of the mountain community
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political and economic isolation
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a feeling of isolation [=loneliness]
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the act of separating something from other things
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the act of isolating something
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isolation of the gene/virus
in isolation
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apart from others
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The researchers work in isolation.
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Their culture developed in isolation [=separately] from the rest of the world.
