26984 words

separation

5 definitions • 6 examples
1
a situation in which two or more people or things are separated:

Examples:

During the war many couples had to endure long periods of separation (= not being together).
After many years the South African government finally abandoned its apartheid system of racial separation.
2
an arrangement, often legal, by which two married people stop living together as a couple:

Examples:

Couples may agree to divorce each other after a separation.
They're considering separation as an option.
3
the act of separating two or more people or things, or the state of being separated:

Examples:

[ U ] The laws now require the separation of garbage that can be recycled, such as newspapers and glass bottles.
4
A separation is an arrangement, often a legal one, by which two married people stop living together as husband and wife.
5
the act of leaving your job:

Examples:

Employees were offered voluntary separation packages.

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