Collocations for separation - noun
1. being apart
ADJECTIVE
complete,
total
clear, rigid, strict
long
She is visiting her family after a long separation.
clear, rigid, strict
long
She is visiting her family after a long separation.
physical,
spatial
constitutional
the constitutional separation of church and state
constitutional
the constitutional separation of church and state
PREPOSITION
separation between
the clear separation of powers between the executive and the legislature
the clear separation of powers between the executive and the legislature
separation from
the separation of children from their parents during the war
the separation of children from their parents during the war
PHRASES
separation anxiety
(= fear that a child feels when separated from its parents)
A common example of separation anxiety occurs when children are left at day care.
A common example of separation anxiety occurs when children are left at day care.
separation of powers
the constitutional principle of separation of powers
the constitutional principle of separation of powers
2. when a married couple lives apart
PREPOSITION
separation between
the separation between Mary and her husband
the separation between Mary and her husband
separation from
the separation from his wife
the separation from his wife