Type and usage of separation from BoostVocab

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

type of:
surcease cessation
noun
coming apart
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breakup detachment

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

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interval

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

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

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

type of:
space
noun
the state of lacking unity
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union

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

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