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      separation
      noun
      the act of dividing or disconnecting
      (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order)
      the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal)
      the space where a division or parting occurs
      the social act of separating or parting company
      sorting one thing from others
      the distance between things
      coming apart
      the state of lacking unity
      Roots
      paropar- · Latin · prepare
      Synonyms for separation
      breakupndetachmentndisunionnseparatenessndisassociationndivorcementnapartnessndissolutionnestrangementndissociationnsplittingadj
      Words related to separation
      dissevermentndisseverancenseparationismnscutchingdisseverationnunyokingvdiscretiveadjseparatingvseparatedadjseparationistnfractionalizationndivorceableadjunmixingdivorcingndisjuncturenseparatorndivorcedadjdissevervsunderancendivorcernseparatesvpartitionerndivorcesndisjectundivorceddiremptredissolutionndiscretenessnatmolysis

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      Where does separation come from?

      The word separation breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root par-, from Latin paro (“prepare”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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