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| sep·a·ra·tion [ sèppə ráysh'n ] (plural sep·a·ra·tions) |
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1. keeping of things apart: the act or process of separating things or people
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2. state of being apart: the state or duration of being apart from other things or people
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3. place of meeting or space between: a place, line, or mark that shows where two things meet, or the gap between them
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4. agreement not to live together: the act of stopping living together as husband and wife while remaining married, or a formal agreement to do so, especially one made in a court of law
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5. departure from group: dismissal from a job, or release from military service
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| [15th century. Via French< Latin separation-< separat- (see separate)] |
