English Explanatory Dictionary

separation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of disuniting two or more things, or the condition of being separated.
  2. The act or condition of two or more people being separated from one another.
  3. The act or condition of a married couple living in separate homes while remaining legally married.
  4. An agreement legalizing such an arrangement.
  5. The place at which a division occurs.
  6. An interval, gap or space that separates things or people.
  7. An object that separates two spaces.
  8. Departure from active duty, while not necessarily leaving the service entirely.

Pronunciation

/ˌsɛp.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ en-us-separation.ogg /ˌsep.əˈɹæɪ.ʃən/

Word forms

separation separations

Etymology

Attested in the 15th Century C.E.; from Middle English separacioun, from Old French separacion, from Latin separatio, separationem. Morphologically separate + -ion.

Synonyms

detachment departition disassociation disconnection discontinuity disengagement disjunction disseverance dissociation disunion disunity division inconnection parting rupture separation severance split sunderance divorce from bed and board border boundary demarcation break interstice gap interlapse interspace interstitium opening space barrier separator

Antonyms

junction annexation combination unification composite conjunction fusion juncture melding merger union unity

Related words

division fission interspace

Derived words

antiseparation bioseparation color separation cyclonic separation diastereoseparation electroseparation enantioseparation immunomagnetic separation immunoseparation judicial separation legal separation marital separation membrane separation microseparation nanoseparation nonseparation phase separation postseparation preseparation reseparation separational separation allowance separation anxiety separation anxiety disorder separation constant separation energy separation from bed and board separationism separationist separation of concerns separation of duties separation of powers separation pay static separation of duty trial separation unseparation vertex separation number
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