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secern definition

se·cern (si sʉrn′)

transitive verb

to discriminate, or distinguish to secern good from evil

Etymology: L secernere, to sunder, separate < se- (see secede) + cernere, to separate: see harvest

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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