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    Seg·re·ga·tion
    /ˌseɡrəˈɡāSH(ə)n/

    noun

    • 1. the action or state of setting someone or something apart from others: "a model that perpetuates the segregation of older people"
    • 2. the separation of pairs of alleles at meiosis and their independent transmission via separate gametes.
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  3. Learn the meaning of segregation as the act or process of separating or isolating a group or individual, especially by race, class, or ethnicity. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related phrases of segregation.

  4. the act or practice of segregating; a setting apart or separation of people or things from others or from the main body or group: gender segregation in some fundamentalist religions. the institutional separation of an ethnic, racial, religious, or other minority group from the dominant majority.

  5. Segregation is the policy of keeping one group of people apart from another and treating them differently, especially because of race, sex, or religion. It can also mean the act of keeping one person or thing separate from another, or the biological separation of genes during meiosis.

  6. Segregation is a system that keeps different groups separate from each other, either through physical dividers or using social pressures and laws. The Latin root literally means “separated from the flock,” and splitting a big flock of sheep into smaller groups is segregation.

  7. Segregation is the act or policy of separating people or things from a larger group and treating them differently. Learn how to use this word in different contexts, such as race, culture, age and sex, with pictures and sentences.

  8. Segregation is the act or policy of separating people or things of different kinds, especially by race, class, or ethnicity. It can also refer to the genetic separation of alleles or chromosomes during meiosis. See various definitions, synonyms, and translations of segregation.

  9. Segregation is the practice or policy of keeping people of different races, religions, etc., separate from each other. Learn more about the history, types, and examples of segregation from Britannica Dictionary.

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