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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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   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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   n. 1. a. The act or process of moving apart or forcing something apart: the separation of continents from a single landmass; the separation of railroad cars from a train. b. The condition of being apart, especially the condition of two people who had lived together or been married living in different places. c.

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   Check pronunciation: separation. Definition of separation noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   the act of separating or being separated: the separation of church and state. Their working in different countries meant long periods of separation. separation noun (AGREEMENT) a legal agreement when two people stay married but stop living together. (Definition of separation from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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   Separation definition, an act or instance of separating or the state of being separated. See more.

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   separation meaning, definition, what is separation: when something separates or is separate...: Learn more.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSEPARATION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   4 days ago · Definition of 'separation' Word Frequency. separation. (sepəreɪʃən ) Word forms: plural separations. 1. variable noun. The separation of two or more things or groups is the fact that they are separate or become separate, and are not linked . He believes in the separation of the races.