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Meanings of separation in English

Portuguese
dispersão
Catalan
desunió
Spanish
alejamiento

Coming apart.

dispersão
Russian
распределение
Portuguese
segregação
Spanish
separación
Catalan
disjunció

Act of separating one entity to form several.

распределение
Portuguese
separação
Catalan
desunió
Spanish
separación

The state of lacking unity.

separação
Portuguese
distância
Catalan
separació
Spanish
separación

The distance between things.

distância
Usage of separation in English
1
Payne asked, 'Haven't they heard of the separation of church and state?'
Sign of the cross
2
However that may be, I soon rejected the ship thing; the separation.
The Last Ship
3
Mothers receiving separation allowances get a special mention in child neglect cases.
The Irish Times
4
The result is balanced audio with audible bass and great stereo separation.
The Verge
5
This is also a good time to discuss the possibility of separation.
Radio NZ
6
One had to make a choice between settlements and separation, Power said.
The Guardian
7
Consolidation of the spiritual tribe in RQ; separation of priests and Levites.
Prolegomena to the History of Israel
8
As a result of Covid-19 the separation is heading towards eight months.
Radio NZ
9
And I in sooth thine; the separation at least is without pain.
The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I.
10
Quinn, however, is perfectly content with this separation of club and county.
The Irish Times
11
Politicians and regulators will question whether the separation is more than cosmetic.
Reuters
12
But Lacey predicts the summit will result in an even wider separation.
News.com.au
13
The minute she lost control she stopped trusting and the separation happened.
Ebony
14
The separation must be maintained all the way to the finished product.
Reuters
15
It is a separation of powers issue and one of constitutional importance.
The Irish Times
16
Changing the name back after divorce or separation isn't quite so easy.
Jamaica Observer