separation vs alteration

alteration vs separation

separation and alteration both are nouns.

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

As nouns, alteration is a hypernym of separation; that is, alteration is a word with a broader meaning than separation:

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

Other hypernyms of separation include change, modification.

separation (noun)	alteration (noun)
the social act of separating or parting company	the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification)
the act of dividing or disconnecting	the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
(law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order)	an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
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 separation and alteration

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