separation

n 1: the state of lacking unity [ant: {union}]

2: coming apart [syn: {breakup}, {detachment}]

3: the distance between things; "fragile items require

separation and cushioning" [syn: {interval}]

4: sorting one thing from others: "the separation of wheat from

chaff"; "the separation of mail by postal zones"

5: the social act of separating or parting company; "the

separation of church and state"

6: the act of dividing or disconnecting