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sep⋅a⋅ra⋅tion

  [sep-uh-rey-shuhn]
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–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.
b. judicial separation.
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 ME < L sēparātiōn- (s. of sēparātiō), equiv. to sēparāt(us) separate + -iōn- -ion
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separation negative

 
–noun
Photography. a black-and-white negative of one of the additive primary colors used to form a color image.
Also called separation.
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sep·a·ra·tion   (sěp'ə-rā'shən)   
n.  

    1. The act or process of separating.

    2. The condition of being separated.

    3. Law An agreement or court decree terminating a spousal relationship.

    4. Discharge, as from employment or military service.

  2. The place at which a division or parting occurs.

  3. An interval or space that separates; a gap.

    1. Law An agreement or court decree terminating a spousal relationship.

    2. Discharge, as from employment or military service.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: sep·a·ra·tion
Pronunciation: "se-p&-'rA-sh&n
Function: noun
1 : cessation of cohabitation between a married couple by mutual agreement with intent that it be permanent; also : LEGAL SEPARATION —compare DIVORCE
NOTE: In some cases in which the estrangement is extreme, a separation is considered to have occurred even when the couple retain the same residence if they have stopped communicating and engaging in sexual relations and intend to be separated.
2 : termination of a contractual relationship (as employment or military service)
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: sep·a·ra·tion
Pronunciation: "sep-&-'rA-sh&n
Function: noun
1 : the process of isolating or extracting fromor of becoming isolated from a mixture; also : the resulting state
2 : DISLOCATION—see SHOULDER SEPARATION
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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