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the act of dividing or disconnecting the social act of separating or parting company; "the separation of church and state" sorting one thing from others; "the separation of wheat from chaff"; "the separation of mail by postal zones" termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal) coming apart the space where a division or parting occurs; "he hid in the separation between walls" the state of lacking unity (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order) the distance between things; "fragile items require separation and cushioning" |
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