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separation

nounverified·updated May 9, 2026

The action or state of moving or being moved apart.

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Senses

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the act of dividing or disconnecting

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the social act of separating or parting company

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

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sorting one thing from others

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the distance between things

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the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal)

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coming apart

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the space where a division or parting occurs

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the state of lacking unity

Classifications

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Variants

synonym
breakupinterval
alternatephrasing
Separation
plural
separations
possessive
separation's
pluralpossessive
separations'