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English noun: segregation | |||
| 1. | segregation (process) (genetics) the separation of paired alleles during meiosis so that members of each pair of alleles appear in different gametes | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | biological process, organic process | ||
| Part meronym | meiosis, miosis, reduction division | ||
| Domain category | genetic science, genetics | ||
| 2. | segregation (group) a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups | ||
| Synonyms | separatism | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | social organisation, social organization, social structure, social system, structure | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | de facto segregation, de jure segregation, purdah, racial segregation, sex segregation, white separatism | ||
| 3. | segregation (act) the act of segregating or sequestering | ||
| Samples | Sequestration of the jury. | ||
| Synonyms | sequestration | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | separation | ||
| Antonyms | desegregation, integrating, integration | ||
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