Definitions:

1. sorting one thing from others noun
   • the separation of wheat from chaff
2. the distance between things noun
   • fragile items require separation and cushioning
3. the social act of separating or parting company noun
   • the separation of church and state
4. the space where a division or parting occurs noun
   • The crook hid in the separation between walls.

Synonyms:

• breakup
• interval

NearBy Words:

• separationism
• separationist