separation
pronunciation
How to pronounce separation in British English:
UK [ˌsepəˈreɪʃn]
How to pronounce separation in American English:
US [ˌsepəˈreɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- the act of dividing or disconnecting
- coming apart
- the state of lacking unity
- the distance between things
- sorting one thing from others
- the social act of separating or parting company
- the space where a division or parting occurs
- 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)
Word Origin
- separation (n.)
- c. 1400, from Old French separacion (Modern French séparation), from Latin separationem (nominative separatio) noun of action from past participle stem of separare (see separate (v.)). Specific sense of "sundering of a married couple" is attested from c. 1600. Sense in photography is from 1922. Separation of powers first recorded 1788, in "Federalist" (Hamilton), from French séparée de la puissance (Montesquieu, 1748). Separation anxiety first attested 1943.
Example
- 1. Separation of the assessment from board interference is crucial .
- 2. Track2 requires separation of loved songs from other songs .
- 3. Since their separation two years ago , ms. brownell and mr. sibley have worked together .
- 4. It 's more about inclusion than separation .
- 5. The wall of separation is porous .