 segregation |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (sociology) a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups | |
| Synonyms: | separatism | |
| Related terms: | social_organization de_jure_segregation apartheid purdah white_separatism de_facto_segregation segregate | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (genetics) the separation of paired alleles during meiosis so that members of each pair of alleles appear in different gametes | |
| Related terms: | organic_process meiosis genetics | |
| 3. | [ noun ] the act of segregating or sequestering | |
| Synonyms: | sequestration | |
| Examples: | "sequestration of the jury" |
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| Related terms: | integration separation seclude | |
| Similar spelling: |
segregationist segregate segregator segregated Sechrest |
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