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separation

/ˌsɛp.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/noun4 syllables

Separation means: coming apart.

Synonyms for separation19

noun, as in coming apart

breakup, detachment

noun, as in the distance between things

interval

noun, as in (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order)

legal separation

also used for separation

disjunction, division, rupture, severance, divorce from bed and board, border, boundary, demarcation, break, interstice, gap, interlapse, interspace, interstitium, opening

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Opposites of separation

union

What does separation mean?9

noun

1

coming apart

2

the distance between things“fragile items require separation and cushioning”

3

(law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order)

4

the state of lacking unity

5

sorting one thing from others“the separation of wheat from chaff”

6

the social act of separating or parting company“the separation of church and state”

7

the space where a division or parting occurs“he hid in the separation between walls”

8

the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal)

9

the act of dividing or disconnecting

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with separation?60

two syllables

stationnation
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All 60 rhymes for separation, grouped by syllable

Separation in a sentence

  • Supposedly, everyone is connected to everyone else by, at most, six degrees of separation.darinmex
  • Today, separation and divorce are not as frowned upon.marcelostockle
  • In the past, separation and divorce were frowned upon by everyone.marcelostockle
  • The separation between myself and him was painful, but necessary.cjane
  • The separation was meant to be temporary, but it felt final.Igider
  • The separation of gold from sand is problematic.unknown
  • The father and son met after a long separation.unknown
  • There needs to be a separation between politics and religion.DonTae

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Forms of separation

as a noun

plural
separations