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Separation

//ˌsep.əˈɹæɪ.ʃən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of disuniting two or more things, or the condition of being separated. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    the act of dividing or disconnecting wordnet
  3. 3
    The act or condition of two or more people being separated from one another. countable, uncountable

    "We were a band of brothers, and never dearer to each other than now. The thought which gave us the most pain, was the probable separation which would now take place, in case we were sold off to the far south, as we were likely to be."

  4. 4
    the social act of separating or parting company wordnet
  5. 5
    The act or condition of a married couple living in separate homes while remaining legally married. countable, uncountable

    "‘If he dares to refuse me a separation, I’ll have one in law—I can—and I hope this will be a warning to all girls who have seen this disgraceful exhibition.’"

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  1. 6
    (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order) wordnet
  2. 7
    The act or condition of a married couple living in separate homes while remaining legally married.; An agreement legalizing such an arrangement. countable, uncountable

    "I should have gone back to her the day after the fair, if it hadn't been for you talking about the law, and rubbish about getting a separation;"

  3. 8
    sorting one thing from others wordnet
  4. 9
    The place at which a division occurs. countable, uncountable

    "I was now on the separation of two vast water-sheds; behind me all the streams were bound for the Garonne and the Western Ocean; before me was the basin of the Rhone."

  5. 10
    the distance between things wordnet
  6. 11
    An interval, gap or space that separates things or people. countable, uncountable

    "[…] gentle friend, for love and courtesy Lie further off; in human modesty, Such separation as may well be said Becomes a virtuous bachelor and a maid, So far be distant;"

  7. 12
    the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal) wordnet
  8. 13
    An object that separates two spaces. countable, uncountable

    "[The orchard] was full of trees, it bloomed with flowers: a very high wall shut it out from the court, on one side; on the other, a beech avenue screened it from the lawn. At the bottom was a sunk fence; its sole separation from lonely fields:"

  9. 14
    coming apart wordnet
  10. 15
    Departure from active duty, while not necessarily leaving the service entirely. countable, uncountable
  11. 16
    the space where a division or parting occurs wordnet
  12. 17
    the state of lacking unity wordnet

Etymology

Attested in the 15th Century C.E.; from Middle English separacioun, from Old French separacion, from Latin separatio, separationem. Morphologically separate + -ion.

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