separation
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2.5
- noun
- /ˌsɛpəˈreɪʃən/
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separación
- There was a clear separation between the two groups in the crowded room.
- physical separation
- separation and distance
- spatial separation
Sometimes separation, good fences make good neighbors.
- Sometimes separation, good fences make good neighbors.
- I like to brush it straight back to avoid any kind of weird separation in the back.
- It was a lot the abdominal separation.
- It's really, to me, one degree of separation from the American flag.
- It's just this event caused that event at space like separation so that you need.
- It's because of the program that they're playing causes the separation from people.
Examples
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The separation between the two countries is marked by a long river.
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We scrupulously observe a full separation between worlds here.
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But what is the basic separation between the two?
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How about a little land of separation here?
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Yeah, but the separation of church and state is in the Constitution.
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One of the most striking examples of this separation has been the divided educational system.
Academic text (2015) -
The printing press became the most significant invention for the separation of written print from the spoken word.
Academic text (2017) -
Some of the nagging curiosity, even some of the hurt of separation, seems to have lifted.
Fiction book (1990) -
Yes, the Dick Law made a clear separation between organized and unorganized militias.
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To avoid confusion, the teacher emphasized the separation of the two subjects being discussed.
Synonyms
148
1.0
An open space between two things, like a pass in hills
53
4.7
A wide gap between people, groups, or ideas
21
4.2
The amount of space between two things so they do not touch
15
2.9
Space between two objects
11
2.7
Space between things like plants or letters
9
4.2
Being separate from people, things, or contact, for example losing internet
8
4.1
A clear border between two ideas, groups, or situations
2
6.6
A situation where things are kept apart from others, for example work and personal life
2
8.2
A gap or lack of connection between things
1
9.8
A small narrow space between things where dust or air can pass
1
6.8
A space between two things
1
9.5
A gap between things that do not match
1
6.7
A state of being separate from other people
1
4.2
A space between people that keeps them comfortable and respected
A small space between parts of an object
A difference between people, groups, or places
Antonyms
Compounds
- Formal
1
4.9
An official decision by a court or agreement that lets a married couple live apart while still married
- Specialized
1
6.1
A place where a road and a railway cross at different levels using a bridge or tunnel
- Specialized
The amount of energy needed to remove a particle, for example an electron or neutron, from an atom
How Far
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Morphology
Etymology
Separation comes from Latin separare, built from se- meaning 'apart', and is the same root as the word separate. So a separation is the 'apart' space or gap between two things.