The word for today is…
asunder (adverb or adjective):
1: into parts
2: apart from each other
Source : Merriam -Webster
Etymology : Another adverb today; I like it when adverbs turn up. To get to the root of today’s word, it helps to take it apart and focus on the sunder. You see, asunder comes from the verb sunder, which means “to break apart” or “to become parted, disunited, or severed.” Both words come from the Old English word sundor, meaning “apart.” The adverbial “into parts” sense of asunder is often used in the phrase “tear asunder,” which can be used both literally (as in “fabric torn asunder”) and, more often, figuratively (as in “a community torn asunder by the dispute”). The adjectival “apart from each other” sense can be found in the phrase “poles asunder,” used to describe two things that are as vastly far apart as the poles of the Earth.
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