American English pronunciation
How to pronounce separation
IPA transcription: [,sɛpɚ'eɪʃən]
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Noun
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coming apart
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the state of lacking unity
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the distance between things
“fragile items require separation and cushioning”
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sorting one thing from others
“the separation of wheat from chaff”
“the separation of mail by postal zones”
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the social act of separating or parting company
“the separation of church and state”
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the space where a division or parting occurs
“he hid in the separation between walls”
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the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal)
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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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the act of dividing or disconnecting
Usage examples
- This usually occurs when a non-thread-safe pattern is used to implement the command-query separation.
- As a result of their separation, Koenigswarter was disinherited by her family, the Rothschilds.
- Separation of garbage makes recycling possible.
- Though he was "bored" with Catherine, the separation was relatively peaceful.
- Therefore, it does not prejudice in any way the principle of separation of powers.
- Separation of garbage makes recycling possible.
- She was also purported to suffer from severe separation anxiety.
- Injury could result if separation is attempted with a blade.
- Judicial Independence is vital and important to the idea of separation of powers.
- On separation of the spent first stage, it disintegrated due to aerodynamic forces.