separation

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separation /ˌsɛ pə ˈreɪ ʃən/ ?

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(n) the state of lacking unity
(n) coming apart
(n) the distance between things
(n) sorting one thing from others
(n) the social act of separating or parting company
(n) the space where a division or parting occurs
(n) the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal)
(n) (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order)
(n) the act of dividing or disconnecting

RCA's Somer concedes that his technique is a compromise: too much separation results in an alteration of the original sound.
The Lesson Planner: Even before he got directly involved in politics, David Barton was a major voice in the debate over church-state separation.
Of all the victims of divorce or separation, paternal grandparents get the least attention.

The report of Obama saying this: "With all due deference to the separation of powers, the court last week reversed a century of law that I believe will open the floodgates for special interests - including foreign corporations - to spend without...
on Jan 28, 2010 By: Barack Obama Source: Canada Free Press
"We separate church and state affairs in this country, and for good reason. No religion should dictate to the state nor should the state interfere with the free practice of religion. But in recent years, the notion of the separation of church and...
on Dec 6, 2007 By: Mitt Romney Source: Washington Post
Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the Vatican secretary of state, said in an Associated Press interview last week that "religion is deeply rooted in American life despite the separation of church and state."
on Apr 15, 2008 By: Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone Source: Washington Post