separation
noun/ˌsepəˈreɪʃn/
/ˌsepəˈreɪʃn/
Word Family
- separate adjective verb
- separated adjective
- separately adverb
- separation noun
- separable adjective (≠ inseparable)
- [uncountable, singular] the act of separating people or things; the state of being separate
- separation from somebody/something the state’s eventual separation from the federation
- separation between A and B the need for a clear separation between Church and State
Extra Examples- the clear separation of powers between the executive and the legislature
- the separation of children from their parents during the war
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- complete
- total
- clear
- …
- separation between
- separation from
- separation anxiety
- separation of powers
- [countable] a period of time that people spend apart from each other
- They were reunited after a separation of more than 20 years.
- Prolonged separations of this kind are damaging to very young children.
- She is visiting her family after a long separation.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- complete
- total
- clear
- …
- separation between
- separation from
- separation anxiety
- separation of powers
- [countable] a decision that a husband and wife make to live apart while they are still legally married
- a legal separation
- The couple are having a trial separation.
- Sixty per cent of all marital separations occur before the tenth year of marriage.
Extra ExamplesTopics Family and relationshipsc1- She would not consider separation or divorce.
- his separation from his wife
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- formal
- judicial
- legal
- …
- agreement
- separation between
- separation from
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin separatio(n-), from separare ‘disjoin, divide’, from se- ‘apart’ + parare ‘prepare’.
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