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segregation

noun

the act of segregating or sequestering

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Word length
11
Starts with
S
Ends with
N
Contains
EG
Scrabble score
13
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

sɛɡɹəˈɡeɪ̯ʃən

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noun

  1. the act of segregating or sequestering

    “sequestration of the jury”

noun

  1. a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups

noun

  1. (genetics) the separation of paired alleles during meiosis so that members of each pair of alleles appear in different gametes

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sequestration of the jury

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