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separation

/ separation /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the act of dividing or disconnecting
Type of:
change of integrity
Kinds of:
avulsion dissociation secession withdrawal disunion
Derived:
separate disunite divide part
noun Sense 2
the social act of separating or parting company
"the separation of church and state"
Type of:
group action
Kinds of:
divorce divorcement seclusion isolation closing off
Derived:
separate part split
noun Sense 3
sorting one thing from others
"the separation of wheat from chaff"
"the separation of mail by postal zones"
Type of:
sorting
Kinds of:
threshing winnow winnowing sifting
Derived:
separate
noun Sense 4
termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal)
Type of:
result resultant final result
noun Sense 5
coming apart
Type of:
change alteration modification
Kinds of:
rupture breach break severance rift
Derived:
detach come off come away separate part
noun Sense 6
the space where a division or parting occurs
"he hid in the separation between walls"
Type of:
space
noun Sense 7
the state of lacking unity
Opposites:
union unification
Type of:
integrity unity wholeness
Kinds of:
discreteness distinctness separateness severalty isolation
noun Sense 8
(law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order)
Type of:
cessation surcease
Derived:
separate part split up split break
Domain:
law jurisprudence
noun Sense 9
the distance between things
"fragile items require separation and cushioning"
Type of:
distance
Kinds of:
clearance
Semantic Complexity
97%
Sense Count
9
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
61
Times Searched
2
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change of integrity avulsion dissociation secession withdrawal disunion group action divorce divorcement seclusion isolation closing off