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separation |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Separation \Sep`a*ra"tion\, n. [L. separatio: cf F. s['e]paration.] The act of separating, or the state of being separated, or separate. Specifically: a Chemical analysis. b Divorce. c (Steam Boilers) The operation of removing water from steam. {Judicial separation} (Law), a form of divorce; a separation of man and wife which has the effect of making each a single person for all legal purposes but without ability to contract a new marriage. --Mozley & W. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: separation n 1: the state of lacking unity [ant: {union}] 2: coming apart [syn: {breakup}, {detachment}] 3: the distance between things "fragile items require separation and cushioning" [syn: {interval}] 4: sorting one thing from others: "the separation of wheat from chaff"; "the separation of mail by postal zones" 5: the social act of separating or parting company; "the separation of church and state" 6: the act of dividing or disconnecting
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