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   Sep·a·ra·tion

   /ˌsepəˈrāSHən/

   

   noun

   • 1. the action or state of moving or being moved apart: "the damage that might arise from the separation of parents and children" Similar disconnectiondetachmentseveranceuncouplingdissociationdisassociationdisjunctiondisuniondisaffiliationsegregationpartitionliterary:sunderingrare:dissevermentbreakupsplitsplit-uppartingestrangementparting of the waysriftrupturebreachdivorcelegal separationjudicial separationinformal:bust-upOpposite unificationmarriage
   • ▪ the state in which a couple remain married but live apart: "legal grounds for divorce or separation" Similar breakupsplitsplit-uppartingestrangementparting of the waysriftrupturebreachdivorcelegal separationjudicial separationinformal:bust-upOpposite marriage
   • 2. the division of something into constituent or distinct elements: "prose structured into short sentences with meaningful separation into paragraphs"
   • ▪ the process of sorting and then extracting or removing a specified substance for use or rejection: "an improved method of lead separation"
   • ▪ the process of distinguishing between two or more things: "religion involved the separation of the sacred and the profane" Similar distinctiondifferencedifferentiationdivisiondividing linepolaritygulfgapchasmOpposite connection
   • 3. distinction or difference between the signals carried by the two channels of a stereophonic system: "use two transmitters for full stereo separation"
   • 4. short for color separation
   • 5. the generation of a turbulent boundary layer between the surface of a body and a moving fluid, or between two fluids moving at different speeds.

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from Latin separatio(n-), from separare ‘disjoin, divide’ (see separate).

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   What do you mean by separation?

   • an act or instance of separating or the state of being separated. a place, line, or point of parting. a gap, hole, rent, or the like. something that separates or divides. Law. cessation of conjugal cohabitation, as by mutual consent. judicial separation.

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   What does separating mean in a sentence?

   • Separation definition: an act or instance of separating or the state of being separated.. See examples of SEPARATION used in a sentence.

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   What is the root word of separation?

   • The root is the Latin word separare, which means "to pull apart." A separation from someone you care about can be hard, but the trickiest thing about separation is remembering how to spell it. One common trick is to keep in mind that there's "a rat" in the middle of the word. "Separation."

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   Separation is the act or state of separating or being separated, or a gap, hole, or rent. It can also refer to the legal cessation of cohabitation between a man and wife, or the release of a rocket stage.

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   Definitions of separation. noun. the act of dividing or disconnecting. see more. noun. coming apart. synonyms: breakup, detachment. see more. noun. the state of lacking unity. see more. noun. the space where a division or parting occurs. “he hid in the separation between walls” see more. noun. sorting one thing from others.

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