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   separation

   /ˌsɛpəˈreɪʃn/

   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:dissevermentbreak-upsplitsplit-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 break-upsplitsplit-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 extraction or removal of 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 colour 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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   The meaning of SEPARATION is the act or process of separating : the state of being separated. How to use separation in a sentence.

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   noun. an act or instance of separating or the state of being separated. a place, line, or point of parting. a gap, hole, rent, or the like. something that separates or divides. Law. cessation of conjugal cohabitation, as by mutual consent. judicial separation.

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   SEPARATION meaning: 1. a situation in which two or more people or things are separated: 2. an arrangement, often…. Learn more.

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

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   The separation of two or more things or groups is the fact that they are separate or become separate, and are not linked.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › separationSeparation - definition of separation by The Free Dictionary

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   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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   SEPARATION definition: 1. the act of separating or being separated: 2. a legal agreement when two people stay married but…. Learn more.

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   When two things that were together come apart, it's a separation, whether they're the two halves of your Oreo or a married couple splitting up.

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    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 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. American Heritage. A separating or being separated. Webster's New World.