separation


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separation
n. split, gap, breach; state of being divided; act of splitting, act of dividing; disconnection, detachment; act of setting apart, segregation; act of partitioning

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separation

Noun
1. the act of dividing or disconnecting
(hypernym) change of integrity
(hyponym) avulsion
(derivation) separate, disunite, divide, part
2. coming apart
(synonym) breakup, detachment
(hypernym) change, alteration, modification
(hyponym) rupture, breach, break, severance, rift, falling out
(derivation) separate, divide, part
3. the state of lacking unity
(antonym) union, unification
(hypernym) integrity, unity, wholeness
(hyponym) discreteness, distinctness, separateness, severalty
(attribute) separate
4. the distance between things; "fragile items require separation and cushioning"
(synonym) interval
(hypernym) distance
(hyponym) clearance
5. sorting one thing from others; "the separation of wheat from chaff"; "the separation of mail by postal zones"
(hypernym) sorting
(hyponym) threshing
(derivation) separate
6. the social act of separating or parting company; "the separation of church and state"
(hypernym) group action
(hyponym) divorce, divorcement
(derivation) separate, part, split
7. the space where a division or parting occurs; "he hid in the separation between walls"
(hypernym) space
8. termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal)
(hypernym) result, resultant, final result, outcome, termination
9. (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order)
(synonym) legal separation
(hypernym) cessation, surcease
(derivation) separate, part, split up, split, break, break up
(classification) law, jurisprudence


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séparation
nf. separation, break up; divorce; parting, split up; segregation, division, isolation

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separation
n. oddělení; rozdělení; rozloučení