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Farewell vs Separation - What's the difference?

farewell | separation |

As nouns the difference between farewell and separation

is that farewell is a wish of happiness or welfare at parting, especially a permanent departure; the parting compliment; a goodbye; adieu while separation is the act of disuniting two or more things, or the condition of being separated.

As an adjective farewell

is parting, valedictory, final.

As an interjection farewell

is goodbye.

As a verb farewell

is to bid farewell or say goodbye.

farewell

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A wish of happiness or welfare at parting, especially a permanent departure; the parting compliment; a goodbye; adieu.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers)
  • , chapter=5, title= A Cuckoo in the Nest , passage=The departure was not unduly prolonged.
  • An act of departure; leave-taking; a last look at, or reference to something.
  • * (William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)
  • And takes her farewell of the glorious sun.
  • * (Joseph Addison) (1672-1719)
  • Before I take my farewell of the subject.

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Parting, valedictory, final.
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  • *
  • *:“I'm through with all pawn-games,” I laughed. “Come, let us have a game of lansquenet. Either I will take a farewell fall out of you or you will have your sevenfold revenge”.
  • Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • goodbye
  • He said "Farewell !" and left.
  • * Milton
  • So farewell' hope, and with hope, ' farewell fear.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To bid farewell or say goodbye
  • * {{quote-news, year=2009, date=February 9, author=Neil Wilson and staff writers, title=Tributes for newsman Brian Naylor and wife, killed in fires, work=Herald Sun citation
  • , passage=He farewelled viewers with a warm sign-off after each bulletin: "May your news be good news, and goodnight." }}

    separation

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of disuniting two or more things, or the condition of being separated.
  • The place at which a division occurs.
  • An interval, gap or space that separates things.
  • (legal) An agreement terminating a relationship between husband and wife, but short of a divorce.
  • (military) Departure from active duty, while not necessarily leaving the service entirely.
  • Antonyms

    * (act of disuniting two or more things) annexation, combination, unification

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