Separation Definition

sĕpə-rāshən
noun
The act or process of moving apart or forcing something apart.
The separation of continents from a single landmass; the separation of railroad cars from a train.
American Heritage
A separating or being separated.
Webster's New World
The condition of being apart, especially the condition of two people who had lived together or been married living in different places.
American Heritage
The place where a separating occurs; break; division; gap.
Webster's New World
Something that separates.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Separation

Noun

Singular:
separation
Plural:
separations

Origin of Separation

  • Attested in the 15th Century CE; from Old French separation, from Latin separationem.

    From Wiktionary

Separation Sentence Examples

  • The principle of separation was abandoned.

  • Sonya was unhappy at the separation from Nicholas and still more so on account of the hostile tone the countess could not help adopting toward her.

  • Although this separation might have been expected to be final, it is not certain that it was so.

  • There is evidence in the languages, too, which supports the physical separation from their New Zealand neighbours and, therefore, from the Polynesian family of races.

  • The problem is a very difficult one and cannot be regarded as definitely settled, but it is difficult to understand why all this additional complexity in the division of the nucleus should be necessary if the final result is only a quantitative separation of the chromatin.

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Words Starting With

SSESEP

Words Ending With

NONION

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