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seg·re·ga·tion
\ˌsegrə̇ˈgāshən, -rēˈ-\ noun
(-s)
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Late Latin segregation-, segregatio, from Latin segregatus (past participle of segregare to segregate) + -ion-, -io -ion
1.
a. : the act or process of segregating or the state of being segregated
< the attempted segregation of the elements of truth from the picture of an idealized past >
< that segregation of the order of grace and the order of nature which … others accepted — Douglas Bush >
b. obsolete : dispersion
< a segregation of the Turkish fleet — Shakespeare >
2. : the separation or isolation of individuals or groups from a larger group or from society: as
a. : the separation or isolation of a race, class, or ethnic group by enforced or voluntary residence in a restricted area, barriers to social intercourse, divided educational facilities, or other discriminatory means
< in only four … states where there is educational segregation is a Negro permitted to study law — Henry Wallace >
< city-dwelling Southerners have been assured … that residential segregation will preserve the separate schools — H.C.Fleming >
— see apartheid
b. : the separation for special treatment or observation of individuals or items from a larger group
< large-scale segregation of gifted children into special classes — H.J.Baker >
< segregation of extraordinary expenses in the municipal budget >
c. : the separate confinement of individuals or groups (as hardened criminals, perverts, or the mentally deficient) from the rest of the inmate population in an institution
< the segregation of the small fraction of incorrigible … prisoners — H.E.Barnes >
3. : the tendency of individuals or units to separate from a larger group or society and associate together on a basis of similar characteristics
< industrial areas … and financial districts are some examples of industrial and commercial segregation — C.A.Dawson & W.E.Gettys >
< segregation according to lot size is often a feature of upper-class residential districts >
4. : a special cell or cellblock for the confinement of persons separated from the rest of the inmate population in an institution
< typical action of the adjustment committee includes counseling the offender … or placing him in segregation — Journal of Social Work Process >
5. : the separation of allelic genes that occurs typically during meiosis — see mendel's law
6. : a nonuniform distribution of particles of aggregate throughout a quantity of concrete, mortar, or plaster
7. : the concentration of alloying elements in specific parts of a metallic alloy |