Main entry: separation
Definition: the act of dividing or disconnecting
Main entry: separation
Definition: the social act of separating or parting company
Usage: the separation of church and state
Main entry: separation, legal separation
Definition: (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order)
Main entry: separation
Definition: sorting one thing from others
Usage: the separation of wheat from chaff; the separation of mail by postal zones
Main entry: separation, interval
Definition: the distance between things
Usage: fragile items require separation and cushioning
Main entry: separation
Definition: the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal)
Main entry: detachment, separation, breakup
Definition: coming apart
Main entry: separation
Definition: the space where a division or parting occurs
Usage: he hid in the separation between walls
Main entry: separation
Definition: the state of lacking unity