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What does set apart mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word set apart? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. To select (something or someone) for a specific purpose.
  2. To distinguish, make obvious the distinction between (two things) or of (something).
  3. Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: to separate or isolate.
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Sharma's feet were splayed, set apart from each other in disgrace, his work unfinished.
The discovery of two inkwells and a plastered table and bench strongly suggested that one of the rooms was a scriptorium, a room set apart for writing or copying manuscripts.
The Sabbath, which totally set apart the Israelites from the nations around them, also entailed responsibility.
He lives in rooms set apart from the rest of the house, to allow him some independence from his parents.
Every day saw him engaged in cultivating a taste for literature and art, and some moments of every day were set apart for social gallantries.
About 200 seats have been set apart for raising funds for the aged women at Sree Sarada Matam.

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