separation
The act of disuniting two or more things, or the condition of being separatedThe act of disuniting two or more things, or the condition of being separated.
» Tom and Mary agreed on a trial separation.
Meaning
8 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of disuniting two or more things, or the condition of being separated.
Trennung
разделе́ниеrazdelénije, отделе́ниеotdelénije, разъедине́ниеrazʺjedinénije
розді́ленняrozdílennja, поді́ленняpodílennja, роз'є́днанняrozʺjédnannja
(countable, uncountable)The act or condition of two or more people being separated from one another.
(countable, uncountable)The act or condition of a married couple living in separate homes while remaining legally married.
The act or condition of a married couple living in separate homes while remaining legally married.
(countable, uncountable)An agreement legalizing such an arrangement.
(countable, uncountable)The place at which a division occurs.
the space where a division or parting occurs
(countable, uncountable)An interval, gap or space that separates things or people.
(countable, uncountable)An object that separates two spaces.
(countable, uncountable)Departure from active duty, while not necessarily leaving the service entirely.
Examples
75 sentencesTom and Mary agreed on a trial separation.
Tom and Mary got back together after a trial separation.
This town excels in waste separation.
Meeting is the beginning of separation.
ruВстреча — начало расставания.
Linda filed for a legal separation.
Translations
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Origin
Attested in the 15th Century C.E.; from Middle English separacioun, from Old French separaAttested 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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Forms
plural: separations| Singular | separation |
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Synonyms
36 synonyms- coming apart:breakupdetachment
- (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order):legal separation
- the distance between things:interval
Antonyms
12 antonymsWord family
34 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable