separation
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(noun) the act of dividing or disconnecting |
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Related Words: avulsion, change of integrity, detachment, disconnection, disengagement, disjunction, dissociation, disunion, divergence, division, partition, partitioning, remotion, removal, secession, sectionalization, segmentation, subdivision, tear, withdrawal |
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(noun) the social act of separating or parting company; "the separation of church and state" |
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Related Words: closing off, divorce, divorcement, group action, isolation, legal separation, seclusion, segregation, sequestration |
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(noun) sorting one thing from others: "the separation of wheat from chaff"; "the separation of mail by postal zones" |
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Related Words: sifting, sorting, threshing, winnow, winnowing |
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(noun) coming apart |
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Synonyms: breakup, detachment |
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Related Words: alteration, breach, break, change, falling out, modification, rift, rupture, severance |
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(noun) the state of lacking unity |
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Related Words: disassociation, disconnectedness, disconnection, discontinuity, discreteness, disjunction, disjuncture, dissociation, distinctness, integrity, isolation, separateness, severalty, unity, wholeness |
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Antonyms: union |
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(noun) the distance between things; "fragile items require separation and cushioning" |
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Synonyms: interval |
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Related Words: clearance, distance, divergence, divergency |
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