About The Word Separation

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Separation

Separation Meaning & Definition
Separation Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Separation?

[n] the act of dividing or disconnecting
[n] the social act of separating or parting company; "the separation of church and state"
[n] (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order)
[n] sorting one thing from others; "the separation of wheat from chaff"; "the separation of mail by postal zones"
[n] the distance between things; "fragile items require separation and cushioning"
[n] termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal)
[n] coming apart
[n] the space where a division or parting occurs; "he hid in the separation between walls"
[n] the state of lacking unity

Synonyms | Synonyms for Separation: breakup | detachment | interval | legal separation

Related Terms | Find terms related to Separation:

See Also | alteration | avulsion | breach | break | cessation | change | change of integrity | clearance | closing off | detachment | disassociation | disconnectedness | disconnection | disconnection | discontinuity | discreteness | disengagement | disjunction | disjunction | disjuncture | dissociation | distance | distinctness | disunion | divergence | divergence | divergency | division | divorce | divorcement | falling out | final result | group action | integrity | isolation | isolation | modification | outcome | partition | partitioning | remotion | removal | result | resultant | rift | rupture | secession | seclusion | sectionalisation | sectionalization | segmentation | segregation | separateness | sequestration | severalty | severance | sifting | sorting | space | surcease | tear | termination | threshing | unity | wholeness | winnow | winnowing | withdrawal

Separation In Webster's Dictionary

\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. {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.

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