SEPARATION
separation
(noun) the act of dividing or disconnecting
separation
(noun) the social act of separating or parting company; “the separation of church and state”
separation
(noun) sorting one thing from others; “the separation of wheat from chaff”; “the separation of mail by postal zones”
interval, separation
(noun) the distance between things; “fragile items require separation and cushioning”
separation
(noun) the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal)
separation, breakup, detachment
(noun) coming apart
separation
(noun) the space where a division or parting occurs; “he hid in the separation between walls”
separation
(noun) the state of lacking unity
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
separation (countable and uncountable, plural separations)
The act of disuniting two or more things, or the condition of being separated.
Synonyms: detachment, disjunction, division, rupture, severance, Thesaurus:separation
Antonyms: annexation, combination, unification, Thesaurus:junction
The act or condition of two or more people being separated from one another.
The act or condition of a married couple living in separate homes while remaining legally married.
(legal) An agreement legalizing such an arrangement.
Synonym: divorce from bed and board
The place at which a division occurs.
Synonyms: border, boundary, demarcation
An interval, gap or space that separates things or people.
Synonyms: break, interstice, Thesaurus:interspace
An object that separates two spaces.
Synonyms: barrier, separator
(military) Departure from active duty, while not necessarily leaving the service entirely.
Anagrams
• antioperas, asperation
Source: Wiktionary
Sep`a*ra"tion, n. Etym: [L. separatio: cf. F. séparation.]
Definition: The act of separating, or the state of being separated, or separate. Specifically: (a) Chemical analysis. (b) Divorce. (c) (Steam Boilers) The operation of removing water from steam. Judicial separation (Law), a form of divorce; a separation of man and wife which has the effect of making each a single person for all legal purposes but without ability to contract a new marriage. Mozley & W.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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