sep|a|ra|tion

sep|a|ra|tion
sep|a|ra|tion «SEHP uh RAY shuhn», noun.
1. the act of separating; dividing; taking apart: »

Three groups of unit operations exist, concerned respectively with size reduction, mixing, and physical separation of materials (J. F. Pearson).

2. the condition of being separated: »

The friends were glad to meet after so long a separation. The apparent separation of two star depends not only on the distance between them, but also on their distance from us (W. H. Marshall).

3. a line or point of separating; place where two or more objects separate: »

We have come upstream to the separation of the two branches of the river.

4. the living apart of husband and wife by agreement or by order of a court.
5. U.S. discharge, as from an office, service, or school; dismissal.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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