1. (

• separation

) the state of lacking unity ;

2. (

• separation ,
• breakup ,
• detachment

) coming apart ;

3. (

• interval ,
• separation

) the distance between things; "fragile items require separation and cushioning" ;

4. (

• separation ,

) sorting one thing from others; "the separation of wheat from chaff"; "the separation of mail by postal zones" ;

5. (

• separation

) the social act of separating or parting company; "the separation of church and state" ;

6. (

• separation

) the space where a division or parting occurs; "he hid in the separation between walls" ;

7. (

• separation ,

) the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal) ;

8. (

• legal_separation ,
• separation ,

) (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order) ;

9. (

• separation ,

) the act of dividing or disconnecting ;