Etymology

segregation

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Today it means: The act of setting apart and organizing things based upon their characteristics. Full definition →

Latin segregatio
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  1. Latin · derived fromsegregatio
  2. English todaysegregation

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

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