separation
/ˌsepəˈeɪʃən/seh-pur-AY-shuhn
/ˌsɛpɚˈeɪʃən/seh-pur-AY-shuhn
Meaningthe act of setting apart
Common meaning: being apart
Other meanings: parting
- seapart, aside
- parto make readyLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1304 · scan
- atverb or adjective ending: to make, having
- ionnoun ending: act or result
‘apart, aside’ + ‘to make ready’ → separation
Journey through time
- Latinparō, parāvī‘to make ready’
- Englishseparate‘to set apart’
- Englishformed in English from separateseparation‘being apart’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from separate + -ion.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), SEPARATE, p.540 · scan
Roots
- parō, parāvī Latin “to make ready”
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