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- pronunciation:
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- features:
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the act of separating or condition of being separated.
分开
The separation of books into groups took a long time.The friends met after a long separation.将书分成组花费了很长的时间。在长时间的分离后朋友们见面了。- synonyms:
- division
- antonyms:
- union
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| definition 2: |
a hole or space that separates; gap.
缺口
He has a separation between his two front teeth.他的两颗门牙中有个缺口。- synonyms:
- breach, distance, gap
- similar words:
- interval
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| related words: |
analysis, divorce, independence |
The word separation
contains the following part:
-ation
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means the act, process, or result of
  More about this word part:
The suffix -ation
is a compound of -ate1 + -ion. It turns verbs ending in -ate into nouns (decorate/ decoration
). Not all nouns with this suffix, however, have a corresponding verb ending in -ate (information
, alteration).
Example words:
accusation, admiration, agitation, celebration, combination, communication, conversation, coronation, decoration, education, equation, imitation, information, irrigation, irritation, location, pronunciation, reservation, separation, transformation, translation, creation, elevation, discrimination, immigration, evaporation, vacation
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