Topic: FAMILY
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sep‧a‧ra‧tion
1 [uncountable] when something separates or is separate : the separation of church and state
the separation of church and state2 [uncountable and countable] a period of time that two or more people spend apart from each other : the separation of families during wartime
the separation of families during wartime3 [countable]SSF a situation in which a husband and wife agree to live apart even though they are still married : their separation and later divorce ➔ divorce1 (1)
their separation and later divorce