what does separation mean?
SEPARATION as NOUN
- Meaning
- the act of dividing or disconnecting
Hypernyms(s) separation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- the social act of separating or parting company
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- the separation of church and state
Hypernyms(s) separation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order)
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Hypernyms(s) separation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- sorting one thing from others
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- the separation of wheat from chaff
- the separation of mail by postal zones
Hypernyms(s) separation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- the distance between things
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- fragile items require separation and cushioning
Hypernyms(s) separation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal)
Hypernyms(s) separation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) separation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- the space where a division or parting occurs
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- he hid in the separation between walls
Hypernyms(s) separation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- the state of lacking unity
Hypernyms(s) separation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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