Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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segregation | Yes | No | No | No |
segregate | Yes | No | Yes | No |
segregation (noun) | segregate (noun) |
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the act of segregating or sequestering | someone who is or has been segregated |
a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups | |
(genetics) the separation of paired alleles during meiosis so that members of each pair of alleles appear in different gametes |
segregation (verb) | segregate (verb) |
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separate or isolate (one thing) from another and place in a group apart from others | |
divide from the main body or mass and collect | |
separate by race or religion; practice a policy of racial segregation |