Dictionary Check: separation
"separation" is a valid word!
Scrabble
12
points
Words with Friends
14
points
Definition
noun
the state of lacking unity
noun
coming apart
noun
the distance between things
Example:
"fragile items require separation and cushioning"
noun
sorting one thing from others
Example:
"the separation of wheat from chaff"
noun
the social act of separating or parting company
Example:
"the separation of church and state"
noun
the space where a division or parting occurs
Example:
"he hid in the separation between walls"
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