separation vs modification

modification vs separation

separation and modification both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of separation include alteration, change.

separation (noun)	modification (noun)
the social act of separating or parting company	the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
the act of dividing or disconnecting	slightly modified copy; not an exact copy
(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 grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase
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 modification

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