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

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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

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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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