sendoff vs separation

sendoff

noun
  • A party for a person (i.e. a fellow employee) who is leaving; a farewell party. 

  • A party to recognize the passing (death) of a friend and allow survivors to reminisce about the person's life. 

separation

noun
  • 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. 

  • The place at which a division occurs. 

  • 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. 

How often have the words sendoff and separation occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )