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separation
[ sep-uh-rey-shuhn ]
noun
- an act or instance of separating or the state of being separated.
- a place, line, or point of parting.
- a gap, hole, rent, or the like.
- something that separates or divides.
- Law.
- cessation of conjugal cohabitation, as by mutual consent.
- Aerospace. the time or act of releasing a burned-out stage of a rocket or missile from the remainder.
- Photography. separation negative.
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 court Compare judicial separation divorce
- the act of jettisoning a burnt-out stage of a multistage rocket
- the instant at which such a stage is jettisoned
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Other Words From
- nonsep·a·ration noun
- presep·a·ration noun
- resep·a·ration noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of separation1
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