segregation

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

noun (genetics) the separation of paired alleles during meiosis so that members of each pair of alleles appear in different gametes
noun a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups
noun the act of segregating or sequestering

1555. From Latin segregatio. Morphologically segregate + -ion.

The alternative was a dreadful one--segregation for life among strangers with never a hope of release. — The case-book of Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle
The segregation of individual forms was, of course, impossible, so that men and horses were mingled in a horrible mixture of fricasseed spirits. — Humorous Ghost Stories, Dorothy Scarborough
Where teeth were to be expected, long parallel ridges of what looked like bare bone, appeared, without even a rudimentary segregation into teeth. — Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1930, Unknown

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