separation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: separation	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for separation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
separation n the state of lacking unity Antonym(s): unification, union coming apart Synonym(s): separation, breakup, detachment the distance between things; "fragile items require separation and cushioning" Synonym(s): interval, separation sorting one thing from others; "the separation of wheat from chaff"; "the separation of mail by postal zones" the social act of separating or parting company; "the separation of church and state" the space where a division or parting occurs; "he hid in the separation between walls" the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal) (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order) Synonym(s): legal separation, separation the act of dividing or disconnecting
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Separation \Sep`ara"tion\, n. [L. separatio: cf. F. s[82]paration.] The act of separating, or the state of being separated, or separate. Specifically: (a) Chemical analysis. (b) Divorce. (c) (Steam Boilers) The operation of removing water from steam. {Judicial separation} (Law), a form of divorce; a separation* of man and wife which has the effect of making each a single person for all legal purposes but without ability to contract a new marriage. --Mozley & W.