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English noun: separation | |||
| 1. | separation (state) the state of lacking unity | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | state | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | disassociation, disconnectedness, disconnection, discontinuity, discreteness, disjunction, disjuncture, distinctness, isolation, separateness, severalty | ||
| Attribute | separate | ||
| Antonyms | unification, union | ||
| 2. | separation (event) coming apart | ||
| Synonyms | breakup, detachment | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alteration, change, modification | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | breach, break, break, falling out, rift, rupture, severance | ||
| 3. | separation (attribute) the distance between things | ||
| Samples | Fragile items require separation and cushioning. | ||
| Synonyms | interval | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | distance | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | clearance | ||
| 4. | separation (act) sorting one thing from others | ||
| Samples | The separation of wheat from chaff. The separation of mail by postal zones. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sorting | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | sifting, threshing, winnow, winnowing | ||
| 5. | separation (act) the social act of separating or parting company | ||
| Samples | The separation of church and state. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | group action | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | closing off, divorce, divorcement, isolation, seclusion, segregation, separationism, separatism, sequestration | ||
| 6. | separation (location) the space where a division or parting occurs | ||
| Samples | He hid in the separation between walls. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | space | ||
| 7. | separation (event) the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal) | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | final result, outcome, result, resultant, termination | ||
| 8. | separation (act) (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order) | ||
| Synonyms | legal separation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cessation, surcease | ||
| Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||
| 9. | separation (act) the act of dividing or disconnecting | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change of integrity | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | avulsion, detachment, disconnection, disengagement, disjunction, dissociation, disunion, divergence, divergency, division, division, partition, partitioning, remotion, removal, secession, sectionalisation, sectionalization, segmentation, tear, withdrawal, withdrawal | ||
| Instance hyponym | Secession | ||
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