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Noun: disengagement  `di-sen'geyj-munt
  1. The act of releasing from an attachment or connection
    - detachment
     
  2. To break off a military action with an enemy
    - fallback, pullout

Derived forms: disengagements

See also: disengage

Type of: retreat, separation

Encyclopedia: Disengagement

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