non separation

sep·a·ra·tion

[sep-uh-rey-shuhn]
noun
1.
an act or instance of separating or the state of being separated.
2.
a place, line, or point of parting.
3.
a gap, hole, rent, or the like.
4.
something that separates or divides.
5.
Law.
a.
cessation of conjugal cohabitation, as by mutual consent.
6.
Aerospace. the time or act of releasing a burned-out stage of a rocket or missile from the remainder.
7.
Photography, separation negative.

Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin sēparātiōn- (stem of sēparātiō), equivalent to sēparāt(us) separate + -iōn- -ion

non·sep·a·ra·tion, noun
pre·sep·a·ra·tion, noun
re·sep·a·ra·tion, noun
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separation (ˌsɛpəˈreɪʃən) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  the act of separating or state of being separated
2.  the place or line where a separation is made
3.  a gap that separates
4.  family law judicial separation Compare divorce the cessation of cohabitation between a man and wife, either by mutual agreement or under a decree of a court
5.  a.  the act of jettisoning a burnt-out stage of a multistage rocket
 b.  the instant at which such a stage is jettisoned

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separation
1413, from O.Fr. separation, from L. separationem, n. of action from separare (see separate). Specific sense of "sundering of a married couple" is attested from 1600. Separation of powers first recorded 1788, in "Federalist" (Hamilton), from Fr. séparée de
la puissance (Montesquieu, 1748). Separation anxiety first attested 1943.
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