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segregation
 
Noun segregation has 3 senses
  1. segregation - (genetics) the separation of paired alleles during meiosis so that members of each pair of alleles appear in different gametes
    --1 is a kind of     organic process, biological process
    --1 is a part of meiosis, miosis, reduction division
  2. segregation, separatism - a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups
    --2 is a kind of social organization, social organisation, social structure, social system, structure
    --2 has particulars:
     racial segregation; de facto segregation; de jure segregation; purdah, sex segregation; white separatism
    Derived form: verb segregate1
  3. segregation, sequestration - the act of segregating or sequestering; "sequestration of the jury"
    --3 is a kind of separation
    Antonyms: integration, integrating, desegregation
    Derived forms: verb segregate2, verb segregate3
segno sego lily segovia segragation segration segregate segregated segregating segregation segregationist segregationists segregator segregstion segrigate segrigation segue segued

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