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separation definition

sepa·ra·tion (sep′ə rā′s̸hən)

noun

  1. a separating or being separated
  2. the place where a separating occurs; break; division; gap
  3. something that separates
  4. an arrangement by which a husband and wife live apart by agreement or by court decree

Etymology: ME separacion < MFr < L separatio

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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