separation
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separations
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separations
Britannica Dictionary definition of SEPARATION
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the act of separating people or things or the state of being separated
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After a separation of 30 years, she visited her family in Cuba.
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Moving away meant separation from his family.
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The U.S. Constitution calls for the separation of church and state. [=calls for government and religion to be kept separate from each other]
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a situation in which a husband and wife live apart from each other
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She wanted a separation from her husband.
