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