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separation

 
 
/ˌsepərˈeɪʃən/ noun

Translation

WHEN SEPARATE [C, U] when people or things are separate or become separate from other people or things
ayırma, ayrılma
the separation of church and state Their working in different countries meant long periods of separation.1957
AGREEMENT [C] a legal agreement when two people stay married but stop living together
ayrılık, ayrı yaşama
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(Definition of separation noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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