separation

/ˌsepərˈeɪʃən/ noun

Definition

WHEN SEPARATE [C, U] › when people or things are separate or become separate from other people or things: the separation of church and state Their working in different countries meant long periods of separation.

AGREEMENT [C] › a legal agreement when two people stay married but stop living together

(Definition of separation noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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