English to English noun
1 |
the state of lacking unity |  | source: wordnet30
2 |
coming apart |  | source: wordnet30
3 |
the distance between things |  | Example: fragile items require separation and cushioning
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4 |
sorting one thing from others |  | Example: the separation of wheat from chaff the separation of mail by postal zones
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5 |
the social act of separating or parting company |  | Example: the separation of church and state
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6 |
the space where a division or parting occurs |  | Example: he hid in the separation between walls
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7 |
the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal) |  | source: wordnet30
8 |
(law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order) |  | source: wordnet30
9 |
the act of dividing or disconnecting |  | source: wordnet30
10 |
The act of separating, or the state of being separated, or separate. |  | source: webster1913
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