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Updated June 2026
The action or state of moving or being moved apart, or the division of something into constituent or distinct elements. It can refer to physical distance or conceptual division.
“The separation of church and state is a fundamental principle in many democracies.”
/sɛpəˈreɪʃən/
sep·a·ra·tion
Contains multiple A's and E's with letters S, P, R, T, I, O, N
Worth 12 points; the -ATION suffix is useful for building longer words
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