separation: Meaning and Definition of

sep•a•ra•tion

1. an act or instance of separating or the state of being separated.
2. a place, line, or point of parting.
3. a gap, hole, rent, or the like.
4. something that separates or divides.
1. cessation of conjugal cohabitation, as by mutual consent.
2. Seejudicial separation.
6. the time or act of releasing a burned-out stage of a rocket or missile from the remainder.
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