1.the act of dividing or disconnecting
2.coming apart
3.the state of lacking unity
4.the distance between things;
fragile items require separation and cushioning
5.sorting one thing from others;
the separation of wheat from chaff
6.the social act of separating or parting company;
the separation of church and state
7.the space where a division or parting occurs;
he hid in the separation between walls
8.termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal)
9.(law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order)