separation
See also: Separation and séparation
English
Etymology
Attested in the 15th Century CE; borrowed from Old French separacion, from Latin separatio, separationem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɛpəˈɹeɪʃən/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
separation (countable and uncountable, plural separations)
- The act of disuniting two or more things, or the condition of being separated.
- The place at which a division occurs.
- An interval, gap or space that separates things.
- (law) An agreement terminating a relationship between a married couple, but short of a divorce.
- (military) Departure from active duty, while not necessarily leaving the service entirely.
Antonyms
- (act of disuniting two or more things): annexation, combination, unification
Translations
act of disuniting two or more things
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the place at which a division occurs
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an interval, gap or space that separates things
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(law) an agreement terminating a relationship
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References
- “separation” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.
Anagrams
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