segregation
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rɪˈgeɪ noun
1.
the act or practice of segregating.
2.
the state or condition of being segregated: the segregation of private clubs.
3.
something segregated.
4.
Genetics. the separation of allelic genes into different gametes during meiosis.
Compare law of segregation.
Origin:
1545–55; < Late Latin sēgregātiōn- (stem of sēgregātiō), equivalent to sēgregāt(us) (see segregate) + -iōn- -ion
1545–55; < Late Latin sēgregātiōn- (stem of sēgregātiō), equivalent to sēgregāt(us) (see segregate) + -iōn- -ion
Related forms
seg·re·ga·tion·al, adjective
an·ti·seg·re·ga·tion, noun, adjective
non·seg·re·ga·tion, noun
re·seg·re·ga·tion, noun
un·seg·re·ga·tion·al, adjective
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segregation (ˌsɛɡrɪˈɡeɪʃən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the act of segregating or state of being segregated |
| 2. | sociol the practice or policy of creating separate facilities within the same society for the use of a minority group |
| 3. | genetics See also Mendel's laws the separation at meiosis of the two members of any pair of alleles into separate gametes |
| 4. | metallurgy the process in which a component of an alloy or solid solution separates in small regions within the solid or on the solid's surface |
| segre'gational | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
segregation
1550s, "act of segregating," from L.L. segregationem (nom. segregatio), noun of action from segregare (see segregate). Meaning "state of being segregated" is from 1660s. Specific U.S. sense of "enforced separation of races" is attested from 1883. Segregationist is from 1915.
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Medical Dictionary
segregation seg·re·ga·tion (sěg'rĭ-gā'shən)
n.
The removal of certain parts or segments from a whole or mass.
The separation of paired alleles especially during meiosis, so that the members of each pair of alleles appear in different gametes.
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Cultural Dictionary
segregation definition
The policy and practice of imposing the separation of races. In the United States, the policy of segregation denied African-Americans their civil rights and provided inferior facilities and services for them, most noticeably in public schools (see Brown versus Board of Education), housing, and industry. (See integration, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and separate but equal.)
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Example sentences
Alas, though some reforms could ease social segregation, others will work to reinforce it.
One factor worth thinking about is generational segregation.
The segregation cell was in the building parallel to my cell.
Not only has far-right extremism been rising, but so also is segregation.
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