separation
/sɛpɝˈeɪʃʌn/
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Definitions
Noun
the state of lacking unity
Noun
coming apart
Noun
the distance between things; "fragile items require separation and cushioning"
Noun
sorting one thing from others; "the separation of wheat from chaff"; "the separation of mail by postal zones"
Noun
the social act of separating or parting company; "the separation of church and state"
Noun
the space where a division or parting occurs; "he hid in the separation between walls"
Noun
the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal)
Noun
(law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order)
Noun
the act of dividing or disconnecting
More General Terms
alteration
cessation
change
change of integrity
distance
final result
group action
modification
outcome
result
resultant
sorting
space
state
surcease
termination
More Specific Terms
avulsion
breach
break
clearance
closing off
detachment
disassociation
disconnectedness
disconnection
discontinuity
discreteness
disengagement
disjunction
disjuncture
dissociation
distinctness
disunion
divergence
divergency
division
divorce
divorcement
falling out
isolation
partition
partitioning
remotion
removal
rift
rupture
secession
seclusion
sectionalisation
sectionalization
segmentation
segregation
separateness
separationism
separatism
sequestration
severalty
severance
sifting
tear
threshing
winnow
winnowing
withdrawal