modification vs separation

separation vs modification

modification and separation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
modification	Yes	No	No	No
separation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, separation is a hyponym of modification; that is, separation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than modification:

modification: an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
separation: coming apart

Other hyponyms of modification include acceleration, deceleration, retardation, slowing, avulsion, break, mutation, sublimation, surprise, birth, nascence, nascency, nativity, breakup, detachment, vagary, fluctuation, variation, conversion, death, decease, expiry, decrease, drop-off, lessening, destabilization, increase, easing, moderation, relief, deformation, transition, shift, transformation, transmutation, scintillation, sparkling, twinkle, play, shimmer, transmutation, damage, harm, impairment, development, revolution, chromosomal mutation, genetic mutation, mutation, sex change, loss of consciousness.

modification (noun)	separation (noun)
the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)	the social act of separating or parting company
slightly modified copy; not an exact copy	the act of dividing or disconnecting
an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another	(law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order)
the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase	sorting one thing from others
	the distance between things
	coming apart
	the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal)
	the space where a division or parting occurs
	the state of lacking unity

Difference between modification and separation

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