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separation
(,s/E/p/@/'r/eI//S//@/n )

noun (n)

  • the state of lacking unity(noun.state)
    Antonym:
    unification, union
    source: wordnet30
  • coming apart(noun.event)
    source: wordnet30
  • the distance between things(noun.attribute)
    Example:
    Fragile items require separation and cushioning.
    Synonym:
    interval
    source: wordnet30
  • sorting one thing from others(noun.act)
    Example:
    The separation of wheat from chaff.
    The separation of mail by postal zones.
    source: wordnet30
  • the social act of separating or parting company(noun.act)
    Example:
    The separation of church and state.
    source: wordnet30
  • the space where a division or parting occurs(noun.location)
    Example:
    He hid in the separation between walls.
    source: wordnet30
  • the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal)(noun.event)
    source: wordnet30
  • (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order)(noun.act)
    source: wordnet30
  • the act of dividing or disconnecting(noun.act)
    source: wordnet30
  • The act of separating, or the state of being separated, or separate.(noun)
    source: webster1913
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