noun
                                                the state of lacking unity
                                                
                                                                                             
                                                                                        
                                                noun
                                                coming apart
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                                                noun
                                                the distance between things
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                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - fragile items require separation and cushioning
 
                                                                                        
                                                noun
                                                sorting one thing from others
                                                
                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - the separation of wheat from chaff
- the separation of mail by postal zones
 
                                                                                        
                                                noun
                                                the social act of separating or parting company
                                                
                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - the separation of church and state
 
                                                                                        
                                                noun
                                                the space where a division or parting occurs
                                                
                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - he hid in the separation between walls
 
                                                                                        
                                                noun
                                                the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal)
                                                
                                                                                             
                                                                                        
                                                noun
                                                (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order)
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                                                                                                                                                                        legal separation
                                                                                                                                                            
                                                
                                                                                             
                                                                                        
                                                noun
                                                the act of dividing or disconnecting