separation

[ sep-uh-rey-shuh n ]
/ ˌsɛp əˈreɪ ʃən /

noun

Origin of separation

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin sēparātiōn- (stem of sēparātiō), equivalent to sēparāt(us) separate + -iōn- -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM separation

non·sep·a·ra·tion, noun pre·sep·a·ra·tion, noun re·sep·a·ra·tion, noun

British Dictionary definitions for non-separation

separation
/ (ˌsɛpəˈreɪʃən) /

noun

the act of separating or state of being separated
the place or line where a separation is made
a gap that separates
family law the cessation of cohabitation between a man and wife, either by mutual agreement or under a decree of a court Compare judicial separation, divorce
  1. the act of jettisoning a burnt-out stage of a multistage rocket
  2. the instant at which such a stage is jettisoned