separation
[noun]
Synonyms:
- division, break, disconnection, dissociation, disunion, gap
- split-up, break-up, divorce, parting, rift, split

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Antonyms: union
Contrasted words: combination, unification
Related Words: disrelation, dissociation, disunity, parting, shedding, disconnection, disjointedness, disjointure, breakup, disjunction, dissection, sequestration, diffluence, dispersal, dichotomy, diremption, trichotomy

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

sep‧a‧ra‧tion /ˌsepəˈreɪʃən/ noun
[Word Family: noun: separation, separates, separatist, separatism, separator, inseperability; adjective: separable ≠ inseparable, separate, separated; adverb: inseparably, separately; verb: separate]

1. [uncountable] when something separates or is separate:
the separation of church and state
separation between
the zone of separation between the warring factions

2. [uncountable and countable] a period of time that two or more people spend apart from each other:
the separation of families during wartime

3. [countable] a situation in which a husband and wife agree to live apart even though they are still married:
their separation and later divorce ⇒ divorce¹(1)

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

separation
noun
I. being apart
ADJ. complete, total | clear, rigid, strict | long She is visiting her family after a long separation.
physical
PREP. ~ between the clear separation of powers between the executive and the legislature
~ from the separation of children from their parents during the war

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

separation
II. when a married couple lives apart
ADJ. formal, judicial, legal | trial
SEPARATION + NOUN agreement, order
PREP. ~ between the separation between Mary and her husband
~ from the separation from his wife

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