separation
Noun
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tells us about: separate - independent; not united or jointis a type of: state - the way something is with respect to its main attributessubtypes:
- discreteness, distinctness, separateness, severalty - the state of being several and distinct
- isolation - a state of separation between persons or groups
- discontinuity - lack of connection or continuity
- disconnectedness, disconnection, disjunction, disjuncture - state of being disconnected
- disassociation - the state of being unconnected in memory or imagination
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is a type of: alteration, change, modification - an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to anothersubtypes:same as: breakup, detachment
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is a type of: distance - the property created by the space between two objects or pointssubtypes: clearance - the distance by which one thing clears another; the space between themsame as: interval
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is a type of: sorting - grouping by class or kind or size
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is a type of: group action - action taken by a group of peoplesubtypes:
- divorce, divorcement - the legal dissolution of a marriage
- seclusion - the act of secluding yourself from others
- closing off, isolation - the act of isolating something; setting something apart from others
- segregation, sequestration - the act of segregating or sequestering
- separationism, separatism - advocacy of a policy of strict separation of church and state
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is a type of: space - an area reserved for some particular purpose
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referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authoritysame as: legal separation
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is a type of: change of integrity - the act of changing the unity or wholeness of somethingsubtypes:
- avulsion - a forcible tearing or surgical separation of one body part from another
- dissociation - the act of removing from association
- secession, withdrawal - formal separation from an alliance or federation
- disunion - the termination or destruction of union
- disconnection, disjunction - the act of breaking a connection
- division - the act or process of dividing
- detachment, disengagement - the act of releasing from an attachment or connection
- tear - the act of tearing
- remotion, removal - the act of removing
- division, partition, partitioning, sectionalisation, sectionalization, segmentation - the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart
- divergence, divergency - the act of moving away in different direction from a common point
- withdrawal - the act of ceasing to participate in an activity
specific instances: secession - the withdrawal of eleven southern states from the Union in 1860 which precipitated the American Civil War
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