segregation

noun

the act of segregating or sequestering

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

Roots

grexgreg- · Latin · flock, herd

Synonyms for segregation

separatismn apartheidn separationn isolationn discriminationn separatenessn sequestrationn racismn apartnessn racialismn

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