separation

noun

OPAL W

/ˌsepəˈreɪʃn/

Word Family

separate adjective
separately adverb
separable adjective (≠ inseparable)
separate verb
separated adjective
separation noun

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[uncountable, singular] the act of separating people or things; the state of being separate
- separation from somebody/something the state’s eventual separation from the federation
- separation between A and B the need for a clear separation between Church and State
see also colour separation
Extra Examples
- the clear separation of powers between the executive and the legislature
- the separation of children from their parents during the war
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- complete
- total
- clear
- …
preposition
- separation between
- separation from
phrases
- separation anxiety
- separation of powers
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[countable] a period of time that people spend apart from each other
- They were reunited after a separation of more than 20 years.
- Prolonged separations of this kind are damaging to very young children.
- She is visiting her family after a long separation.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- complete
- total
- clear
- …
preposition
- separation between
- separation from
phrases
- separation anxiety
- separation of powers
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[countable] a decision that a husband and wife make to live apart while they are still legally married
- a legal separation
- The couple are having a trial separation.
- Sixty per cent of all marital separations occur before the tenth year of marriage.
compare divorce
Extra Examples
- She would not consider separation or divorce.
- the separation from his wife
Topics Family and relationshipsc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- formal
- judicial
- legal
- …
separation + noun
- agreement
preposition
- separation between
- separation from
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Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin separatio(n-), from separare ‘disjoin, divide’, from se- ‘apart’ + parare ‘prepare’.

单词	separation
释义	separation noun OPAL W /ˌsepəˈreɪʃn/ /ˌsepəˈreɪʃn/ Word Family separate adjective separately adverb separable adjective (≠ inseparable) separate verb separated adjective separation noun jump to other results [uncountable, singular] the act of separating people or things; the state of being separate separation from somebody/something the state’s eventual separation from the federation separation between A and B the need for a clear separation between Church and State see also colour separation Extra Examples the clear separation of powers between the executive and the legislature the separation of children from their parents during the war Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective complete total clear … preposition separation between separation from phrases separation anxiety separation of powers See full entry [countable] a period of time that people spend apart from each other They were reunited after a separation of more than 20 years. Prolonged separations of this kind are damaging to very young children. She is visiting her family after a long separation. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective complete total clear … preposition separation between separation from phrases separation anxiety separation of powers See full entry [countable] a decision that a husband and wife make to live apart while they are still legally married a legal separation The couple are having a trial separation. Sixty per cent of all marital separations occur before the tenth year of marriage. compare divorce Extra Examples She would not consider separation or divorce. the separation from his wife Topics Family and relationshipsc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective formal judicial legal … separation + noun agreement preposition separation between separation from See full entry Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin separatio(n-), from separare ‘disjoin, divide’, from se- ‘apart’ + parare ‘prepare’.
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