Separation - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˌsepəˈreɪʃn|
Brit.
|sepəˈreɪʃ(ə)n|
noun
- the state of lacking unity
- coming apart (syn: breakup, detachment)
- the distance between things (syn: interval)
- (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order)
- the act of dividing or disconnecting
- coming apart (syn: breakup, detachment)
- the distance between things (syn: interval)
fragile items require separation and cushioning
- sorting one thing from othersthe separation of wheat from chaff
the separation of mail by postal zones
- the social act of separating or parting companythe separation of mail by postal zones
The separation of church and state
- the space where a division or parting occurshe hid in the separation between walls
- the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal)- (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order)
- the act of dividing or disconnecting
Extra examples
After a separation of 30 years, she visited her family in Cuba.
Moving away meant separation from his family.
He believes in the separation of the races.
All children will tend to suffer from separation from their parents.
They agreed to a trial separation.
The separation of church and state
Ten years of separation have come between them.
Word forms
noun
singular: separation
plural: separations
singular: separation
plural: separations
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