separation noun
1 being apart
ADJ. complete, total | clear, rigid, strict | long She is visiting her family after a long separation. | physical
PREP. ~ between the clear separation of powers between the executive and the legislature | ~ from the separation of children from their parents during the war
2 when a married couple lives apart
ADJ. formal, judicial, legal | trial
SEPARATION + NOUN agreement, order
PREP. ~ between the separation between Mary and her husband | ~ from the separation from his wife
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