separation

[ sep-uh-rey-shuh n ]
/ ˌsɛp əˈreɪ ʃən /
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noun

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Origin of separation

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin sēparātiōn- (stem of sēparātiō), equivalent to sēparāt(us) separate + -iōn- -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM separation

non·sep·a·ra·tion, nounpre·sep·a·ra·tion, nounre·sep·a·ra·tion, noun

Words nearby separation

separate the men from the boys, separate the sheep from the goats, separate wheat from chaff, separates, separating funnel, separation, separation anxiety, separation center, separation energy, separation negative, separation of church and state
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Words related to separation

divorce, dissolution, partition, departure, estrangement, split, disengagement, segregation, rift, divorcement, division, severance, disunion, gap, break, disconnection, detachment, farewell, disjunction, rupture

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British Dictionary definitions for separation

separation
/ (ˌsɛpəˈreɪʃən) /

noun

the act of separating or state of being separated
the place or line where a separation is made
a gap that separates
family law the cessation of cohabitation between a man and wife, either by mutual agreement or under a decree of a courtCompare judicial separation, divorce
  1. the act of jettisoning a burnt-out stage of a multistage rocket
  2. the instant at which such a stage is jettisoned
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