separation
nounEtymology
Attested in the 15th Century C.E.; from Middle English separacioun, from Old French separacion, from Latin separatio, separationem. Morphologically separate + -ion.
- derived from separatio
- derived from separacion
- inherited from separacioun
Definitions
The act of disuniting two or more things, or the condition of being separated.
The act or condition of two or more people being separated from one another.
- We were a band of brothers, and never dearer to each other than now. The thought which gave us the most pain, was the probable separation which would now take place, in case we were sold off to the far south, as we were likely to be.
- […] my longing for her was undiminished despite our months of near-complete separation.
The act or condition of a married couple living in separate homes while remaining legally…
The act or condition of a married couple living in separate homes while remaining legally married.
- ‘If he dares to refuse me a separation, I’ll have one in law—I can—and I hope this will be a warning to all girls who have seen this disgraceful exhibition.’
- […] she [knows] her great-aunt’s concern over her son Warren, his two divorces, and now Alice’s bitter separation from her husband, Ben.
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The place at which a division occurs.
- I was now on the separation of two vast water-sheds; behind me all the streams were bound for the Garonne and the Western Ocean; before me was the basin of the Rhone.
An interval, gap or space that separates things or people.
- […] gentle friend, for love and courtesy Lie further off; in human modesty, Such separation as may well be said Becomes a virtuous bachelor and a maid, So far be distant;
An object that separates two spaces.
Departure from active duty, while not necessarily leaving the service entirely.
The neighborhood
- synonymdetachment
- synonymdepartition
- synonymdisassociation
- synonymdisconnection
- synonymdiscontinuity
- synonymdisengagement
- synonymdisjunction
- synonymdisseverance
- synonymdissociation
- synonymdisunion
- synonymdisunity
- synonymdivision
- antonymjunction
- neighbordivision
- neighborfission
- neighborinterspace
- neighborirrelation
- neighborschism
- neighborsegregation
- neighborsequestration
Derived
antiseparation, bioseparation, color separation, cyclonic separation, diastereoseparation, electroseparation, enantioseparation, immunomagnetic separation, immunoseparation, judicial separation, legal separation, marital separation, membrane separation, microseparation, nanoseparation, nonseparation, phase separation, postseparation, preseparation, reseparation, separational, separation allowance, separation anxiety, separation anxiety disorder, separation constant, separation energy, separation from bed and board, separationism, separationist, separation of concerns, separation of duties, separation of powers, separation pay, static separation of duty, trial separation, unseparation, vertex separation number
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at separation. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at separation. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
10 hops · closes at separation
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA