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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
source: wordnet30
| 4 |
sorting one thing from others |  | Example: the separation of wheat from chaff the separation of mail by postal zones
source: wordnet30
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the social act of separating or parting company |  | Example: the separation of church and state
source: wordnet30
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the space where a division or parting occurs |  | Example: he hid in the separation between walls
source: wordnet30
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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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