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the act or process of a whole separating into two or more parts or pieces <the separation of Czechoslovakia into the Czech Republic and Slovakia> Synonymsbreakup, dissolution, disunion, division, fractionation, partition, schism, split Related Wordsbreach, rupture; decomposition, disassembly, segmentation, subdivision; dispersal, scattering; administration, apportionment, distribution; isolation, seclusion, segregation, sequestration Near Antonymsassemblage, association; attachment, connection, link, linkage, linkup; combination, fusion Antonymsunification, union
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the state of being kept distinct <the separation of church and state is an important concept in the United States> Synonymsdemarcation, discreteness, discrimination, distinction Related Wordsdifferentiation Near Antonymsblurring, confusion
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a movement in different directions away from a common point <a sudden separation of the herd of deer when they were startled> — see divergence
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an open space in a barrier (as a wall or hedge) <the separation between posts in the fence> — see gap 1
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the act or process of two or more persons going off in different directions <separations always made her sad> — see parting 1
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