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What does separation mean?

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Noun
  1. The act of disuniting two or more things, or the condition of being separated.
  2. The place at which a division occurs.
  3. An interval, gap or space that separates things.
  4. (law) An agreement terminating a relationship between husband and wife, but short of a divorce.
  5. (military) Departure from active duty, while not necessarily leaving the service entirely.
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At the time of separation the wife had not worked outside the home for 17 years.
A more literal reading relates us directly to the pattern of the cosmos, with its insistence on the separation of categories.
Also at issue are the lack of adequate fire escapes and fire separation in the crawl space.
The arteries were most susceptible, with bruising of the intima and adventitia and separation of the media from the vessel walls.
The health plan will also see a radical overhaul of accident and emergency wards, which will include a separation of serious and minor cases.
They are an important reaffirmation of the nation's commitment to separation of church and state.

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