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   separation

   /ˌsɛpəˈreɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the action or state of moving or being moved apart: "the damage that might arise from the separation of parents and children" Similar disconnectiondetachmentseveranceuncouplingdissociationdisassociationdisjunctiondisuniondisaffiliationsegregationpartitionliterary:sunderingrare:dissevermentbreak-upsplitsplit-uppartingestrangementparting of the waysriftrupturebreachdivorcelegal separationjudicial separationinformal:bust-upOpposite unificationmarriage
   • ▪ the state in which a couple remain married but live apart: "legal grounds for divorce or separation" Similar break-upsplitsplit-uppartingestrangementparting of the waysriftrupturebreachdivorcelegal separationjudicial separationinformal:bust-upOpposite marriage
   • 2. the division of something into constituent or distinct elements: "prose structured into short sentences with meaningful separation into paragraphs"
   • ▪ the extraction or removal of a specified substance for use or rejection: "an improved method of lead separation"
   • ▪ the process of distinguishing between two or more things: "religion involved the separation of the sacred and the profane" Similar distinctiondifferencedifferentiationdivisiondividing linepolaritygulfgapchasmOpposite connection
   • 3. distinction or difference between the signals carried by the two channels of a stereophonic system: "use two transmitters for full stereo separation"
   • 4. short for colour separation
   • 5. the generation of a turbulent boundary layer between the surface of a body and a moving fluid, or between two fluids moving at different speeds.

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from Latin separatio(n-), from separare ‘disjoin, divide’ (see separate).

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   What is the root word for separation?

   • The root is the Latin word separare, which means "to pull apart." A separation from someone you care about can be hard, but the trickiest thing about separation is remembering how to spell it. One common trick is to keep in mind that there's "a rat" in the middle of the word.

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   What do you mean by separation?

   • an act or instance of separating or the state of being separated. a place, line, or point of parting. a gap, hole, rent, or the like. something that separates or divides. Law. cessation of conjugal cohabitation, as by mutual consent. judicial separation.

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   What does separating mean in a sentence?

   • Separation definition: an act or instance of separating or the state of being separated.. See examples of SEPARATION used in a sentence.

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   What does it mean if a group is separated?

   • The separation of two or more things or groups is the fact that they are separate or become separate, and are not linked. He believes in the separation of the races. During a separation, people who usually live together are not together. She wondered if Harry had been unfaithful to her during this long separation.

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     an arrangement, often legal, by which two married people...

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   When two things that were together come apart, it's a separation, whether they're the two halves of your Oreo or a married couple splitting up. If you leave your beloved cat to go to college, it's a separation — the two of you are parting ways, at least for a little while.

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   Separation is the act or state of separating or being separated, or something that divides or separates. It can also refer to the legal cessation of cohabitation between a man and wife, or the release of a rocket stage.

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    The act or process of moving apart or forcing something apart: the separation of continents from a single landmass; the separation of railroad cars from a train. b. The condition of being apart, especially the condition of two people who had lived together or been married living in different places. c.