separation
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/ˌsepəˈreɪʃn/
🇬🇧
/ˌsepəˈreɪʃn/
noun
C1
the act of keeping people or things apart, or the state of being apart
There should be a clear separation between work and personal life.
C1
a time when people are apart from each other
The long separation from his family made him sad.
C1
when a married couple decides to live apart but are still married
They agreed to a trial separation to see if they could fix their marriage.
translation
the act of keeping people or things apart, or the state of being apart; a time when people are apart from each other; when a married couple decides to live apart but are still married
Word Forms
Plural
separations