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separation

[ sep-uh-rey-shuhn ]

noun

  1. an act or instance of separating or the state of being separated.
  2. a place, line, or point of parting.
  3. a gap, hole, rent, or the like.
  4. something that separates or divides.
  5. Law.
    1. cessation of conjugal cohabitation, as by mutual consent.
  6. Aerospace. the time or act of releasing a burned-out stage of a rocket or missile from the remainder.
  7. Photography. separation negative.


separation

/ ˌsɛpəˈreɪʃən /

noun

  1. the act of separating or state of being separated
  2. the place or line where a separation is made
  3. a gap that separates
  4. family law the cessation of cohabitation between a man and wife, either by mutual agreement or under a decree of a court Compare 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • nonsep·a·ration noun
  • presep·a·ration noun
  • resep·a·ration noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of separation1

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

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