English to English
separation
(,s/E/p/@/'r/eI//S//@/n
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noun (n)
the state of lacking unity(noun.state)
source: wordnet30
coming apart(noun.event)
source: wordnet30
the distance between things(noun.attribute)
Example:
Fragile items require separation and cushioning.
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