n. Function: noun
1 the act, process, or an instance of separating or of being separated FF1C; separation of church and state FF1E; FF1C; their separation was a sad occasion FF1E;
Synonyms: detachment, dissolution, disunion, division, divorce, divorcement, partition, rupture, split-up
Related Words: disrelation, dissociation, disunity, parting, shedding; disconnection, disjointedness, disjointure; breakup, disjunction, dissection, sequestration; diffluence, dispersal; dichotomy, diremption, trichotomy
Contrasted Words: combination; unification
Antonyms: union
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Synonyms: SEGREGATION , apartheid, separateness, separatism