separation

noun

1.
the state of lacking unity
asunderness todealedness
Antonym:
union
2.
3.
the distance between things
interval
4.
sorting one thing from others
Derived from:
separate
5.
the social act of separating or parting company
Derived from:
separate
6.
the space where a division or parting occurs
7.
the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal)
8.
(law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order)
legal separation
Derived from:
separate
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