Meaning & Definition of Separation in English
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Separation
/sɛpəreʃən/
noun
1. The state of lacking unity
synonym:
- separation
2. Coming apart
synonym:
- separation,
- breakup,
- detachment
3. The distance between things
- "Fragile items require separation and cushioning"
synonym:
- interval,
- separation
4. Sorting one thing from others
- "The separation of wheat from chaff"
- "The separation of mail by postal zones"
synonym:
- separation
5. The social act of separating or parting company
- "The separation of church and state"
synonym:
- separation
6. The space where a division or parting occurs
- "He hid in the separation between walls"
synonym:
- separation
7. The termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal)
synonym:
- separation
8. (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order)
synonym:
- legal separation,
- separation
9. The act of dividing or disconnecting
synonym:
- separation