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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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   Synonyms for SEPARATION: dissolution, split, breakup, partition, division, schism, fractionation, cleavage; Antonyms of SEPARATION: union, unification, association, connection, attachment, conjunction, assemblage, linkage

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   Find 43 different ways to say SEPARATION, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com.

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   noun. These are words and phrases related to separation. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of separation. Let us proceed to the separation of chaff from wheat. Synonyms. separating. division. disjunction. disunion. disconnection. disengagement. divorce. severance. detachment. disassociation. sorting.

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   Synonyms for SEPARATE: different, respective, various, individual, distinctive, diverse, distinct, disparate; Antonyms of SEPARATE: same, identical, very, selfsame, joined, connected, attached, linked.

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   separation. WordReference English Thesaurus © 2024. Sense: Noun: divorce. Synonyms: divorce, breakup, break-up, split, estrangement, bust-up (slang), separating, splitting up, parting, uncoupling (humorous) Sense: Noun: distinction. Synonyms: distinction, difference, dividing line, line, differentiation, division. Sense: Noun: disunion. Synonyms: