separation

English Online Dictionary. What means separation‎? What does separation mean?

English

Etymology

Attested in the 15th Century C.E.; from Middle English separacioun, from Old French separacion, from Latin separatio, separationem. Morphologically separate +‎ -ion

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˌsɛp.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˌsep.əˈɹæɪ.ʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

separation (countable and uncountable, plural separations)

1. The act of disuniting two or more things, or the condition of being separated.

   Synonyms: detachment, disjunction, division, rupture, severance; see also Thesaurus:separation

   Antonyms: annexation, combination, unification; see also Thesaurus:junction

2. The act or condition of two or more people being separated from one another.
3. The act or condition of a married couple living in separate homes while remaining legally married.
   1. (law) An agreement legalizing such an arrangement.

      Synonym: divorce from bed and board
4. The place at which a division occurs.

   Synonyms: border, boundary, demarcation
5. An interval, gap or space that separates things or people.

   Synonyms: break, interstice; see also Thesaurus:interspace
6. An object that separates two spaces.

   Synonyms: barrier, separator
7. (military) Departure from active duty, while not necessarily leaving the service entirely.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• division
• fission

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “separation”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

• antioperas, asperation

Swedish

Etymology

From Latin separatio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /separaɧuːn/

Noun

separation c

1. a separation

Declension