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separation
noun
the act of dividing or disconnecting
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sɛpəˈɹeɪʃən
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noun
the act of dividing or disconnecting
noun
the social act of separating or parting company
“the separation of church and state”
noun
(law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order)
noun
sorting one thing from others
“the separation of wheat from chaff”
noun
the distance between things
“fragile items require separation and cushioning”
noun
the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal)
noun
coming apart
noun
the space where a division or parting occurs
“he hid in the separation between walls”
noun
the state of lacking unity
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the separation of church and state
the separation of wheat from chaff
the separation of mail by postal zones
fragile items require separation and cushioning
he hid in the separation between walls
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