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segregation

/ segregation /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the act of segregating or sequestering
"sequestration of the jury"
Opposites:
integration integrating desegregation
Type of:
separation
Derived:
seclude sequester sequestrate withdraw segregate
noun Sense 2
a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups
Type of:
social organization social organisation social structure
Kinds of:
racial segregation de facto segregation de jure segregation purdah sex segregation
Derived:
segregate
noun Sense 3
(genetics) the separation of paired alleles during meiosis so that members of each pair of alleles appear in different gametes
Type of:
organic process biological process
Has parts:
meiosis miosis reduction division
Domain:
genetics genetic science
Semantic Complexity
78%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
23
Times Searched
1
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Related Words

separation integration integrating desegregation social organization social organisation social structure racial segregation de facto segregation de jure segregation purdah sex segregation