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separation

/,sɛpə'reɪʃən/

noun
(law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order)
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legal separation

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surcease cessation
noun
coming apart
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breakup detachment

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alteration modification change
noun
the distance between things
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"fragile items require separation and cushioning"

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interval

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distance
noun
sorting one thing from others
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"the separation of wheat from chaff" "the separation of mail by postal zones"

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sorting
noun
the act of dividing or disconnecting
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change of integrity
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the social act of separating or parting company
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"the separation of church and state"

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group action
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the space where a division or parting occurs
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"he hid in the separation between walls"

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space
noun
the state of lacking unity
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union

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state
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the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal)
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final result outcome resultant termination result

Definition that contains separation

dialysis separation of substances in solution by means of their unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes
disintegration separation into component parts
alienation separation resulting from hostility
dissolution separation into component parts
estrangement separation resulting from hostility
splitsville separation or breakup or divorce
fractionation separation into portions
onycholysis separation of a nail from its normal attachment to the nail bed
diastasis separation of an epiphysis from the long bone to which it is normally attached without fracture of the bone

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