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  "pronunciations": {
    "phonetic": [
      "\u02ccs\u025bp\u0259r\u02c8e\u026a\u0283\u0259n"
    ],
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        "lang": "Audio (US)",
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    "etymologies": [
      "Attested in the 15th Century C.E.; from Middle English separacioun, from Old French separacion, from Latin separatio, separationem.\nMorphologically separate + -ion"
    ],
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      {
        "name": "Noun",
        "meanlist": [
          {
            "mean": "The act of disuniting two or more things, or the condition of being separated.\nSynonyms: detachment, disjunction, division, rupture, severance; see also Thesaurus:separation\nAntonyms: annexation, combination, unification; see also Thesaurus:junction"
          },
          {
            "mean": "The act or condition of two or more people being separated from one another.\n1855,  Frederick Douglass,  chapter 19, in  My Bondage and My Freedom.\u00a0, New York; Auburn, N.Y.: Miller, Orton & Mulligan\u00a0, \u2192OCLC:We were a band of brothers, and never dearer to each other than now. The thought which gave us the most pain, was the probable separation which would now take place, in case we were sold off to the far south, as we were likely to be.\n2007,  Hamid, Mohsin,  chapter 10, in  The Reluctant Fundamentalist\u200e, Orlando: Harcourt, page 141:  my longing for her was undiminished despite our months of near-complete separation."
          },
          {
            "mean": "The act or condition of a married couple living in separate homes while remaining legally married.\n1839,  Dickens, Charles,  chapter 44, in  Nicholas Nickleby\u200e:\u2018If he dares to refuse me a separation, I\u2019ll have one in law\u2014I can\u2014and I hope this will be a warning to all girls who have seen this disgraceful exhibition.\u2019\n1993,  Shields, Carol,  chapter 8, in  The Stone Diaries\u200e, Toronto: Vintage, published 1994, page 302:  she  her great-aunt\u2019s concern over her son Warren, his two divorces, and now Alice\u2019s bitter separation from her husband, Ben.",
            "submean": [
              "(law) An agreement legalizing such an arrangement.\nSynonym: divorce from bed and board\n1874,  Thomas Hardy,  chapter 52, in  Far from the Madding Crowd.\u00a0, volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Smith, Elder & Co.,\u00a0, \u2192OCLC:I should have gone back to her the day after the fair, if it hadn't been for you talking about the law, and rubbish about getting a separation;\n1936 June 30,  Margaret Mitchell,  chapter 63, in  Gone with the Wind, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company, \u2192OCLC; republished New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company, 1944, \u2192OCLC:\u201cYou are deserting me?\u201d\u201cDon\u2019t be the neglected, dramatic wife, Scarlett. The r\u00f4le isn\u2019t becoming. I take it, then, you do not want a divorce or even a separation? Well, then, I\u2019ll come back often enough to keep gossip down.\u201d"
            ]
          },
          {
            "mean": "The place at which a division occurs.\nSynonyms: border, boundary, demarcation\n1879,  Stevenson, Robert Louis,  \u201cThe Heart of the Country\u201d, in  Travels with a Donkey in the C\u00e9vennes\u200e:I was now on the separation of two vast water-sheds; behind me all the streams were bound for the Garonne and the Western Ocean; before me was the basin of the Rhone."
          },
          {
            "mean": "An interval, gap or space that separates things or people.\nSynonyms: break, interstice; see also Thesaurus:interspace\nc. 1595,  Shakespeare, William,  A Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream\u200e, act\u00a0II, scene\u00a02:  gentle friend, for love and courtesyLie further off; in human modesty,Such separation as may well be saidBecomes a virtuous bachelor and a maid,So far be distant;"
          },
          {
            "mean": "An object that separates two spaces.\nSynonyms: barrier, separator\n1847,  Bront\u00eb, Charlotte,  chapter 23, in  Jane Eyre\u200e: was full of trees, it bloomed with flowers: a very high wall shut it out from the court, on one side; on the other, a beech avenue screened it from the lawn.  At the bottom was a sunk fence; its sole separation from lonely fields:"
          },
          {
            "mean": "(military) Departure from active duty, while not necessarily leaving the service entirely."
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "name": "References",
        "meanlist": [
          {
            "mean": "Douglas Harper(2001\u20132023),\u201cseparation\u201d, inOnline Etymology Dictionary."
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "name": "Anagrams",
        "meanlist": [
          {
            "mean": "antioperas, asperation"
          }
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      }
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    "etymologies": [
      "C.E. 15\uc138\uae30\uc5d0 \uc99d\uba85\ub418\uc5c8\ub2e4; \uc911\uc138 \uc601\uc5b4 \ubd84\ub9ac, \uace0\ub300 \ud504\ub791\uc2a4 \ubd84\ub9ac, \ub77c\ud2f4 \ubd84\ub9ac, \ubd84\ub9ac.\n\ud615\ud0dc\ud559\uc801\uc73c\ub85c \ubd84\ub9ac\ub41c +-\uc774\uc628"
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            "mean": "\ub458 \uc774\uc0c1\uc758 \uac83\uc744 \ubd84\ub9ac\ud558\ub294 \ud589\uc704 \ub610\ub294 \ubd84\ub9ac\ub418\ub294 \uc0c1\ud0dc.\n\ub3d9\uc758\uc5b4: \ubd84\ub9ac, \ubd84\ub9ac, \ubd84\ud560, \ud30c\uc5f4, \ubd84\ub9ac; \uc2dc\uc18c\ub7ec\uc2a4: \ubd84\ub9ac \ucc38\uc870\n\ubc18\uc758\uc5b4: \ud569\ubcd1, \uacb0\ud569, \ud1b5\uc77c; \uc2dc\uc18c\ub7ec\uc2a4: \uc811\ud569 \ucc38\uc870"
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            "mean": "\ub458 \uc774\uc0c1\uc758 \uc0ac\ub78c\ub4e4\uc774 \uc11c\ub85c \ub5a8\uc5b4\uc838 \uc788\ub294 \ud589\ub3d9\uc774\ub098 \uc0c1\ud0dc.\n1855, \ud504\ub808\ub354\ub9ad \ub354\uae00\ub77c\uc2a4, 19\uc7a5, My Bondage and My Freedom., \ub274\uc695; \uc624\ubc88, \ub274\uc695: \ubc00\ub7ec, \uc624\ud2bc & \uba40\ub9ac\uac74, \u2192OCLC:\uc6b0\ub9ac\ub294 \ud615\uc81c\uc758 \ubb34\ub9ac\uc600\uace0, \uc9c0\uae08\ucc98\ub7fc \uc11c\ub85c\uc5d0\uac8c \uc18c\uc911\ud55c \uc801\uc740 \uc5c6\uc5c8\ub2e4. \uc6b0\ub9ac\uc5d0\uac8c \uac00\uc7a5 \ud070 \uace0\ud1b5\uc744 \uc548\uaca8\uc900 \uc0dd\uac01\uc740 \uc6b0\ub9ac\uac00 \uadf8\ub807\uac8c \ub420 \uac83\ucc98\ub7fc \uba3c \ub0a8\ucabd\uc73c\ub85c \ud314\ub824\uac08 \uacbd\uc6b0\ub97c \ub300\ube44\ud574 \uc774\uc81c \uc77c\uc5b4\ub0a0 \uac00\ub2a5\uc131 \uc788\ub294 \uc774\ubcc4\uc774\uc5c8\ub2e4.\n2007\ub144, \ud558\ubbf8\ub4dc, \ubaa8\uc2e0, 10\uc7a5 \uc62c\ub79c\ub3c4\uc758 \uc6d0\ud558\uc9c0 \uc54a\ub294 \uadfc\ubcf8\uc8fc\uc758\uc790: \ud558\ucf54\ud2b8, 141\ud398\uc774\uc9c0: \uc6b0\ub9ac\uac00 \uba87 \ub2ec \ub3d9\uc548 \uac70\uc758 \uc644\uc804\ud788 \ud5e4\uc5b4\uc84c\uc74c\uc5d0\ub3c4 \ubd88\uad6c\ud558\uace0 \uadf8\ub140\uc5d0 \ub300\ud55c \ub098\uc758 \uac08\ub9dd\uc740 \uc904\uc5b4\ub4e4\uc9c0 \uc54a\uc558\ub2e4."
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            "mean": "\uacb0\ud63c\ud55c \ubd80\ubd80\uac00 \ud569\ubc95\uc801\uc778 \uacb0\ud63c\uc0dd\ud65c\uc744 \uc720\uc9c0\ud558\uba74\uc11c \ubcc4\ub3c4\uc758 \uc8fc\ud0dd\uc5d0 \uac70\uc8fc\ud558\ub294 \ud589\uc704\ub098 \uc0c1\ud0dc.\n1839, \ub514\ud0a8\uc2a4, \ucc30\uc2a4, 44\uc7a5 \ub2c8\ucf5c\ub77c\uc2a4 \ub2c8\ud074\ub808\ube44\uc5d0\uc11c:\ub9cc\uc57d \uadf8\uac00 \uac10\ud788 \ub098\uc640\uc758 \uc774\ubcc4\uc744 \uac70\ubd80\ud55c\ub2e4\uba74, \ub098\ub294 \ubc95\uc801\uc778 \uc774\ubcc4\uc744 \uac00\uc9c8 \uac83\uc774\ub2e4. \ub098\ub294 \ud560 \uc218 \uc788\ub2e4. \uadf8\ub9ac\uace0 \ub098\ub294 \uc774\uac83\uc774 \uc774 \uc218\uce58\uc2a4\ub7ec\uc6b4 \uc804\uc2dc\ud68c\ub97c \ubcf8 \ubaa8\ub4e0 \uc18c\ub140\ub4e4\uc5d0\uac8c \uacbd\uace0\uac00 \ub418\uae30\ub97c \ubc14\ub780\ub2e4.'\n1993\ub144 \uc2e4\uc988, \uce90\ub864, 8\uc7a5 \ud1a0\ub860\ud1a0 \uc2a4\ud1a4 \ub2e4\uc774\uc5b4\ub9ac: Vintage, 1994\ub144 \ucd9c\uac04, 302\ud398\uc774\uc9c0: \uadf8\ub140\ub294 \uadf8\ub140\uc758 \uc99d\uc870\ubaa8\uc758 \uc544\ub4e4 Warren\uc5d0 \ub300\ud55c \uac71\uc815, \uadf8\uc758 \ub450 \ubc88\uc758 \uc774\ud63c, \uadf8\ub9ac\uace0 \uc774\uc81c \uc568\ub9ac\uc2a4\uac00 \uadf8\ub140\uc758 \ub0a8\ud3b8\uc778 Ben\uacfc\uc758 \uc4f0\ub77c\ub9b0 \uc774\ubcc4\uc5d0 \ub300\ud574 \uac71\uc815\ud55c\ub2e4.",
            "submean": [
              "(\ubc95\ub960) \uadf8\ub7ec\ud55c \ud611\uc815\uc744 \ud569\ubc95\ud654\ud558\ub294 \ud611\uc815.\n\ub3d9\uc758\uc5b4: \uce68\ub300\uc640 \uae30\uc219\uc0ac\uc5d0\uc11c \uc774\ud63c\n1874, Thomas Hardy, 52\uc7a5, Far from the Madding Crowd., volume. (|\uad8c\uc744 \uba85\uc2dc\ud574\uc8fc\uc138\uc694=I \ub610\ub294 II), \ub7f0\ub358: \uc2a4\ubbf8\uc2a4, \uc5d8\ub354 & \ucef4\ud37c\ub2c8, , \u2192OCLC:\ub2f9\uc2e0\uc774 \ubc95\uc5d0 \ub300\ud574 \uc774\uc57c\uae30\ud558\uace0 \ubcc4\uac70\uc5d0 \ub300\ud55c \ud5db\uc18c\ub9ac\ub97c \ud558\uc9c0 \uc54a\uc558\ub2e4\uba74, \ub098\ub294 \ubc15\ub78c\ud68c \ub2e4\uc74c\ub0a0 \uadf8\ub140\uc5d0\uac8c \ub3cc\uc544\uac14\uc5b4\uc57c \ud588\ub2e4;\n1936\ub144 6\uc6d4 30\uc77c \ub9c8\uac00\ub81b \ubbf8\uccbc, 63\uc7a5 \ubc14\ub78c\uacfc \ud568\uaed8 \uc0ac\ub77c\uc9c0\ub2e4, \ub274\uc695: Macmillan Company, \u2192OCLC, \ub274\uc695, \ub274\uc695\uc5d0\uc11c \uc7ac\ubc1c\ud589: The Macmillan Company, 1944\ub144, \u2192 OCLC:\ub0a0 \ubc84\ub9ac\uace0 \uac00\ub294 \uac70\uc57c?\ubb34\uc2dc\ub2f9\ud558\uace0 \ub4dc\ub77c\ub9c8\ud2f1\ud55c \uc544\ub0b4\uac00 \ub418\uc9c0\ub9c8, \uc2a4\uce7c\ub81b. \uadf8 \uc5ed\ud560\uc740 \uc5b4\uc6b8\ub9ac\uc9c0 \uc54a\ub294\ub2e4. \uadf8\ub7fc \uc774\ud63c\ub3c4 \uc6d0\ud558\uc9c0 \uc54a\uace0 \ubcc4\uac70\ub3c4 \uc6d0\ud558\uc9c0 \uc54a\ub294 \uac74\uac00\uc694? \uc74c, \uadf8\ub7fc, \uc18c\ubb38\uc744 \uc904\uc77c \uc218 \uc788\uc744 \ub9cc\ud07c \uc790\uc8fc \uc62c\uac8c\uc694."
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            "mean": "\ubd84\ud560\uc774 \ubc1c\uc0dd\ud558\ub294 \uc704\uce58\uc785\ub2c8\ub2e4.\n\ub3d9\uc758\uc5b4: \uacbd\uacc4, \uacbd\uacc4, \uacbd\uacc4\n1879\ub144 \uc2a4\ud2f0\ube10\uc2a8, \ub85c\ubc84\ud2b8 \ub8e8\uc774\uc2a4, \ub2f9\ub098\uadc0\uc640 \ud568\uaed8 \uc138\ubca4\ub290\uc5d0\uc11c \uc5ec\ud589 \uc911:\ub098\ub294 \uc774\uc81c \ub450 \uac1c\uc758 \uac70\ub300\ud55c \ubb3c \ucc3d\uace0\ub97c \ubd84\ub9ac\ud558\uace0 \uc788\uc5c8\uace0, \ub0b4 \ub4a4\uc5d0\ub294 \ubaa8\ub4e0 \uac1c\uc6b8\uc774 \uac00\ub860 \uac15\uacfc \uc11c\uc591\uc73c\ub85c \ud5a5\ud558\uace0 \uc788\uc5c8\uace0, \ub0b4 \uc55e\uc5d0\ub294 \ub860 \uac15 \uc720\uc5ed\uc774 \uc788\uc5c8\ub2e4."
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            "mean": "\uc0ac\ubb3c\uc774\ub098 \uc0ac\ub78c\uc744 \uac00\ub974\ub294 \uac04\uaca9, \uac04\uaca9 \ub610\ub294 \uacf5\uac04.\n\ub3d9\uc758\uc5b4: \uc911\ub2e8, \uac04\uaca9; \uc2dc\uc18c\ub7ec\uc2a4: \uc778\ud130\uc2a4\ud398\uc774\uc2a4 \ucc38\uc870\nc. 1595, \uc170\uc775\uc2a4\ud53c\uc5b4, \uc70c\ub9ac\uc5c4, \ud55c\uc5ec\ub984 \ubc24\uc758 \uafc8, 2\ub9c9, \uc7a5\uba74 2: \ubd80\ub4dc\ub7ec\uc6b4 \uce5c\uad6c, \uc0ac\ub791\uacfc \uc608\uc758\ub97c \uc704\ud574, \ub354 \uba40\ub9ac \ub204\uc6cc\uc788\ub2e4; \uc778\uac04\uc758 \uacb8\uc190\ud568\uc5d0\uc11c, \uadf8\ub7ec\ud55c \uc774\ubcc4\uc740 \uc798 \ub9d0\ud560 \uc218 \uc788\ub2e4. \ub3c4\ub355\uc801\uc778 \ucd1d\uac01\uacfc \ud558\ub140\uac00 \ub41c\ub2e4, \uc544\uc9c1 \uba40\uc5c8\ub2e4;"
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            "mean": "\ub450 \uacf5\uac04\uc744 \uad6c\ubd84\ud558\ub294 \uac1c\uccb4\uc785\ub2c8\ub2e4.\n\ub3d9\uc758\uc5b4: \uc7a5\ubcbd, \uad6c\ubd84 \uae30\ud638\n1847\ub144, \ube0c\ub860\ud14c, \uc0ec\ub86f, \uc81c\uc778 \uc5d0\uc5b4\uc758 23\uc7a5: \ub098\ubb34\ub4e4\ub85c \uac00\ub4dd\ud588\uace0, \uaf43\ub4e4\ub85c \ud53c\uc5c8\uc2b5\ub2c8\ub2e4. \ub9e4\uc6b0 \ub192\uc740 \ubcbd\uc774 \ucf54\ud2b8\uc5d0\uc11c \ud55c\ucabd\uc73c\ub85c \ub9c9\ud614\uace0, \ub2e4\ub978 \ud55c\ucabd\uc73c\ub85c\ub294 \uc794\ub514\ubc2d\uc5d0\uc11c \uac00\ub824\uc9c4 \ub108\ub3c4\ubc24\ub098\ubb34 \uae38\uc774\uc5c8\uc2b5\ub2c8\ub2e4.  \ubc14\ub2e5\uc5d0\ub294 \uac00\ub77c\uc549\uc740 \uc6b8\ud0c0\ub9ac\uac00 \uc788\uc5c8\ub2e4; \uadf8\uac83\uc740 \uc678\ub85c\uc6b4 \ub4e4\ud310\uacfc \uc720\uc77c\ud55c \ubd84\ub9ac\uc600\ub2e4:"
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            "mean": "(\uad70) \ud604\uc5ed\uc5d0\uc11c \uc774\ud0c8\ud560 \ud544\uc694\uac00 \uc788\uc9c0\ub9cc, \uc644\uc804\ud788 \uc804\uc5ed\ud560 \ud544\uc694\ub294 \uc5c6\ub2e4."
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            "mean": "\uc548\ud2f0\uc624\ud398\ub77c, \uc218\uc220"
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