'Separation' definitions:

Definition of 'separation'

(from WordNet)
noun
The state of lacking unity [ant: unification, union]
noun
Coming apart [syn: separation, breakup, detachment]
noun
The distance between things; "fragile items require separation and cushioning" [syn: interval, separation]
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"
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The space where a division or parting occurs; "he hid in the separation between walls"
noun
The termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal)
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(law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order) [syn: legal separation, separation]
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The act of dividing or disconnecting

Definition of 'Separation'

From: GCIDE
  • Separation \Sep`a*ra"tion\, n. [L. separatio: cf. F. s['e]paration.] The act of separating, or the state of being separated, or separate. Specifically: (a) Chemical analysis. (b) Divorce. (c) (Steam Boilers) The operation of removing water from steam. [1913 Webster]
  • Judicial separation (Law), a form of divorce; a separation of man and wife which has the effect of making each a single person for all legal purposes but without ability to contract a new marriage. --Mozley & W. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'separation'

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