forbidden word: segregation
segregation
segregation, noun
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the act or practice of segregating; a setting apart or separation of people or things from others or from the main body or group.
gender segregation in some fundamentalist religions.
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the institutional separation of an ethnic, racial, religious, or other minority group from the dominant majority.
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the state or condition of being segregated, set apart, separated, or restricted to one group.
Segregation on buses meant that the seats at the front were reserved for white passengers.
the segregation of private clubs.
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something segregated, or set apart.
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Genetics., the separation of allelic genes into different gametes during meiosis.
Other Word Forms
- segregational adjective
- antisegregation noun
- nonsegregation noun
- resegregation noun
- unsegregational adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of segregation1
First recorded in 1545–55; from Late Latin sēgregātiōn-, stem of sēgregātiō, from sēgregāt(us) “separated” (past participle of sēgregāre “to part from the flock”; segregate ) + -iō -ion
Related Words
from — Dictionary.com | Meanings & Definitions of English Words. (2025d). In Dictionary.com.
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example sentences: segregation
Alabama’s landmark Montgomery Bus Boycott forced a bus company to see that segregation was bad for business.
From Salon
She’s morbidly fascinated by racial and class segregation among cemeteries.
From Los Angeles Times
There are head counts, lockdowns and “segregation” units.
From Los Angeles Times
He was transferred to HMP Edinburgh’s segregation unit after prison officers said he had become agitated.
From BBC
It can leave supporters paying extortionate prices, or being completely out of pocket after buying tickets that do not work, as well as undermining segregation of fans.
From BBC
from — Dictionary.com | Meanings & Definitions of English Words. (2025d). In Dictionary.com.
October 4, 2025
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It is common sense that segregation is one of the biggest deterent’s to the human race evolving together and seperately
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