separation
//ˌsɛp.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən//
Forms
- Plural
- separations
Definitions
1.The act of disuniting two or more things, or the condition of being separated.
2.The act or condition of two or more people being separated from one another.
3.The act or condition of a married couple living in separate homes while remaining legally married.
- ‘If he dares to refuse me a separation, I’ll have one in law. I can, and I hope this will be a warning to all girls who have seen this disgraceful exhibition.’
4.The place at which a division occurs.
- I was now on the separation of two vast water-sheds; behind me all the streams were bound for the Garonne and the Western Ocean; before me was the basin of the Rhone.
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4132
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
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Etymology
Attested in the 15th Century C.E.; from Middle English separacioun, from Old French separacion, from Latin separatio, separationem.
Morphologically separate + -ion.