‖ separatum, n.
(sɛpəˈrɑːtəm)
Pl. separata.
[L., neut. sing. of sēparāt-us, pa. pple. of sēparāre: see separate v.]
A copy or reprint of an article published as part of a larger work, issued for separate distribution; an offprint, = separate n. 3.
| 1892 C. A. M. Fennell Stanford Dict. 716/2 Separatum, pl. separata, sb., a separate copy of a scientific or literary paper which is published in a volume or part of a volume with other matter. 1956 F. C. Avis Bookman's Conc. Dict. 268/2 Separatum, a separate copy, especially a reprint, of a series of papers, etc.; plural = Separata. 1961 Facilities for Adv. Study & Res. (Univ. Oxford) 36 There is a good departmental library, including many British and foreign periodicals, and a wide range of books and separata. |