Noun Definition

separation

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

Category: General

2.Definition: coming apart

Related Noun(s):breakup, detachment

Category: General

3.Definition: sorting one thing from others

"The separation of wheat from chaff", "The separation of mail by postal zones"

Category: General

4.Definition: the act of dividing or disconnecting

Category: General

5.Definition: the distance between things

"Fragile items require separation and cushioning"

Related Noun(s):interval

Category: General

6.Definition: the social act of separating or parting company

"The separation of church and state"

Category: General

7.Definition: the space where a division or parting occurs

"He hid in the separation between walls"

Category: Places

8.Definition: the state of lacking unity

Category: General

9.Definition: the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal)

Category: General