Separation
Separation noun - The act or process of a whole separating into two or more parts or pieces.
Usage example: the separation of Norway and Sweden into two independent nations in 1905
Scission and separation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scission" instead a noun "Separation".
Scission
Scission noun - The act or process of a whole separating into two or more parts or pieces.
Usage example: fears that the scission of the labor union will compromise the workers' bargaining power
Separation and scission are semantically related. You can use "Separation" instead a noun "Scission".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- cleavage and separation
- cleavage and scission
- break and separation
- break and scission
- division and separation
- division and scission
- partition and separation
- partition and scission
- severance and separation
- severance and scission
- dissociation and separation
- dissociation and scission
- parting and separation
- parting and scission
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