Separation Meaning

There are 9 meaning(s) for word Separation

Meaning 1 : (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order)

    Synonyms : legal separation
Meaning 2 : coming apart

    Synonyms : breakup,  detachment
Meaning 3 : the distance between things

    Example : fragile items require separation and cushioning

    Synonyms : interval
Meaning 4 : sorting one thing from others

    Example : the separation of wheat from chaff,the separation of mail by postal zones

Meaning 5 : the act of dividing or disconnecting

Meaning 6 : the social act of separating or parting company

    Example : the separation of church and state

Meaning 7 : the space where a division or parting occurs

    Example : he hid in the separation between walls

Meaning 8 : the state of lacking unity

Meaning 9 : the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal)

Separation Antonyms