Meaning

8 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The act of disuniting two or more things, or the condition of being separated.

    Trennung

    разделе́ниеrazdelénije, отделе́ниеotdelénije, разъедине́ниеrazʺjedinénije

    розді́ленняrozdílennja, поді́ленняpodílennja, роз'є́днанняrozʺjédnannja

  2. (countable, uncountable)The act or condition of two or more people being separated from one another.

  3. (countable, uncountable)The act or condition of a married couple living in separate homes while remaining legally married.

  4. The act or condition of a married couple living in separate homes while remaining legally married.

    (countable, uncountable)An agreement legalizing such an arrangement.

  5. (countable, uncountable)The place at which a division occurs.

    the space where a division or parting occurs

  6. (countable, uncountable)An interval, gap or space that separates things or people.

  7. (countable, uncountable)An object that separates two spaces.

  8. (countable, uncountable)Departure from active duty, while not necessarily leaving the service entirely.

Examples

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  1. Tom and Mary agreed on a trial separation.

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  2. Tom and Mary got back together after a trial separation.

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  3. This town excels in waste separation.

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  4. Meeting is the beginning of separation.

    ruВстреча — начало расставания.

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  5. Linda filed for a legal separation.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
act of disuniting two or more things:
Русский
By meaning 1
act of disuniting two or more things:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
act of disuniting two or more things:

Origin

Attested in the 15th Century C.E.; from Middle English separacioun, from Old French separa

Attested in the 15th Century C.E.; from Middle English separacioun, from Old French separacion, from Latin separatio, separationem. Morphologically separate + -ion.

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