A separation or division into two; a distinction that results in such a division.
The division of a genus into two species; a division into two subordinate parts.
A phase of the moon when it appears half lit and half dark, as at the quadratures.
Such a division involving apparently incompatible or opposite principles; a duality.
The division of a class into two disjoint subclasses that are together comprehensive, as the division of man into white and not white.
Division and subdivision; bifurcation, as of a stem of a plant or a vein of the body into two parts as it proceeds from its origin; often successive.
The place at which a division occurs.
Departure from active duty, while not necessarily leaving the service entirely.
An agreement legalizing such an arrangement.
An object that separates two spaces.
The act of disuniting two or more things, or the condition of being separated.
The act or condition of two or more people being separated from one another.
An interval, gap or space that separates things or people.
The act or condition of a married couple living in separate homes while remaining legally married.