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1. (n.) separation
an act or instance of separating or the state of being separated.
2. separation
a place, line, or point of parting.
3. separation
a gap; hole.
4. separation
something that separates or divides.
5. separation
cessation of conjugal cohabitation by mutual consent or by decree.
6. separation
the time or act of releasing a burned-out stage of a rocket or missile from the remainder.
Etymology: (1880–85)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) separation
the state of lacking unity
2. (noun) separation, breakup, detachment
coming apart
3. (noun) interval, separation
the distance between things
"fragile items require separation and cushioning"
4. (noun) separation
sorting one thing from others
"the separation of wheat from chaff"; "the separation of mail by postal zones"
5. (noun) separation
the social act of separating or parting company
"the separation of church and state"
6. (noun) separation
the space where a division or parting occurs
"he hid in the separation between walls"
7. (noun) separation
the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal)
8. (noun) legal separation, separation
(law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order)
9. (noun) separation
the act of dividing or disconnecting
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1. (noun) separation
the act of separating, or the state of being separated
the separation of the rockets from the spacecraft; the separation of church and state; Young children may not deal with separation from their parents well.
2. separation
a time when two people are apart
a separation of forty years
3. separation
when a husband and wife live apart because they have problems
a trial separation
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) separation
the act of separating, or the state of being separated, or separate
2. (noun) separation
chemical analysis
3. (noun) separation
divorce
4. (noun) separation
the operation of removing water from steam
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