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separation - the act of dividing or disconnecting |
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change of integrity the act of changing the unity or wholeness of something
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avulsion a forcible tearing or surgical separation of one body part from another
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dissociation the act of removing from association
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secession,
withdrawal formal separation from an alliance or federation
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disunion the termination or destruction of union
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disconnection,
disjunction the act of breaking a connection
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division the act or process of dividing
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detachment,
disengagement the act of releasing from an attachment or connection
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tear the act of tearing; "he took the manuscript in both hands and gave it a mighty tear"
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remotion,
removal dismissal from office
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division,
partition,
partitioning,
sectionalisation,
sectionalization,
segmentation the act or process of dividing
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divergence,
divergency the act of moving away in different direction from a common point; "an angle is formed by the divergence of two straight lines"
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withdrawal the act of withdrawing; "the withdrawal of French troops from Vietnam"
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separation - the state of lacking unity |
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unification,
union the act of making or becoming a single unit; "the union of opposing factions"; "he looked forward to the unification of his family for the holidays"
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separate separated according to race, sex, class, or religion; "separate but equal"; "girls and boys in separate classes"
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state the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state"
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discreteness,
distinctness,
separateness,
severalty the state of being several and distinct
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isolation the act of isolating something; setting something apart from others
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discontinuity lack of connection or continuity
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disconnectedness,
disconnection,
disjunction,
disjuncture the act of breaking a connection
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disassociation the state of being unconnected in memory or imagination; "I could not think of him in disassociation from his wife"
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separation - the social act of separating or parting company; "the separation of church and state" |
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group action action taken by a group of people
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divorce,
divorcement the legal dissolution of a marriage
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seclusion the act of secluding yourself from others
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closing off,
isolation the act of isolating something; setting something apart from others
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segregation,
sequestration the act of segregating or sequestering; "sequestration of the jury"
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separationism,
separatism advocacy of a policy of strict separation of church and state
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separation - coming apart |
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breakup,
detachment |
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alteration,
change,
modification the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
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breach,
break,
falling out,
rift,
rupture,
severance a failure to perform some promised act or obligation
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break an escape from jail; "the breakout was carefully planned"
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separation - sorting one thing from others; "the separation of wheat from chaff"; "the separation of mail by postal zones" |
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sorting grouping by class or kind or size
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threshing the separation of grain or seeds from the husks and straw; "they used to do the threshing by hand but now there are machines to do it"
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sifting,
winnow,
winnowing the act of separating grain from chaff; "the winnowing was done by women"
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separation - the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal) |
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final result,
outcome,
result,
resultant,
termination something that results; "he listened for the results on the radio"
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separation - the space where a division or parting occurs; "he hid in the separation between walls" |
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space the unlimited expanse in which everything is located; "they tested his ability to locate objects in space"; "the boundless regions of the infinite"
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