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Noun segregation has 3 senses

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
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
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