the state of lacking unity

coming apart

[ Syn: breakup , detachment ]

the distance between things; fragile items require separation and cushioning

[ Syn: interval ]

sorting one thing from others; the separation of wheat from chaff; the separation of mail by postal zones'

the social act of separating or parting company; the separation of church and state'

the space where a division or parting occurs; he hid in the separation between walls'

the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal)

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

[ Syn: legal separation ]

the act of dividing or disconnecting