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segregation

Syllabification: (seg·re·ga·tion)
Pronunciation: /ˌsegriˈgāSHən/
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Definition of segregation

noun

  • the action or state of setting someone or something apart from other people or things or being set apart:the segregation of pupils with learning difficulties
  • the enforced separation of different racial groups in a country, community, or establishment:an official policy of racial segregation
  • Genetics the separation of pairs of alleles at meiosis and their independent transmission via separate gametes.

Derivatives

segregational

Pronunciation: /-SHənl/
adjective

segregationist

Pronunciation: /-ist/
adjective & noun

segregation in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of segregation in the British & World English dictionary
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