About The Word Segregation
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Segregation
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What's The Definition Of Segregation?
[n] the act of segregating or sequestering; "sequestration of the jury"
[n] a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups [n] (genetics) the separation of paired alleles during meiosis so that members of each pair of alleles appear in different gametes Synonyms | Synonyms for Segregation: sequestration Related Terms | Find terms related to Segregation: See Also | biological process | de facto segregation | de jure segregation | meiosis | miosis | organic process | purdah | racial segregation | reduction division | separation | sex segregation | social organisation | social organization | social structure | social system | structure Segregation In Webster's Dictionary \Seg`re*ga"tion\, n. [L. segregatio: cf. F.
s['e]gr['e]gation.]
1. The act of segregating, or the state of being segregated;
separation from others; a parting.
2. (Geol.) Separation from a mass, and gathering about
centers or into cavities at hand through cohesive
attraction or the crystallizing process.
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