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separation

se·pa·ra·tion

UK/ˌsɛp.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ US/ˌsep.əˈɹæɪ.ʃən/ fairly common

noun

1.

the act of dividing or disconnecting

2.
3.

the state of lacking unity

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4.

the distance between things

  • “fragile items require separation and cushioning”
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5.

sorting one thing from others

  • “the separation of wheat from chaff”
  • “the separation of mail by postal zones”
6.

the social act of separating or parting company

  • “the separation of church and state”
7.

the space where a division or parting occurs

  • “he hid in the separation between walls”
8.
9.

(law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order)

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Origin

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

Phrases

  • axiom schema of separation
  • color separation
  • cyclonic separation
  • immunomagnetic separation
  • judicial separation
  • legal separation
  • marital separation
  • membrane separation

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