Etymology

segment

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Today it means: A length of some object. Full definition →

Latin segmentum
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  1. Latin · derived fromsegmentum“a piece cut off, a strip, segment of the earth, a strip of tinsel”
  2. English todaysegment

From Latin segmentum (“a piece cut off, a strip, segment of the earth, a strip of tinsel”), from secāre (“to cut”).

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