Separation (Noun)
Meaning 1
The social act of separating or parting company; "the separation of church and state".
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 2
The act of dividing or disconnecting.
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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- Segmentation
- Divergency
- Sectionalization
- Withdrawal
- Sectionalisation
- Disjunction
- Disengagement
- Partition
- Partitioning
- Remotion
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Meaning 3
Sorting one thing from others; "the separation of wheat from chaff"; "the separation of mail by postal zones".
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 4
(law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order).
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 5
The distance between things; "fragile items require separation and cushioning".
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Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
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Meaning 6
The termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal).
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Nouns denoting natural events.
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Meaning 7
The space where a division or parting occurs; "he hid in the separation between walls".
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Nouns denoting spatial position.
Meaning 8
The state of lacking unity.
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Nouns denoting natural processes.
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Meaning 9
Coming apart.
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Nouns denoting natural events.