antisegregation

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adjective

Opposed to segregation, especially racial segregation

“The antisegregation movement faced profound challenges.”

Scrabble 17

Meanings

adjectiveantisegregation (comparative more antisegregation, superlative most antisegregation)

comparative more antisegregation · superlative most antisegregation · alternative anti-segregation

  1. human sciencesOpposed to segregation, especially racial segregation

    The antisegregation movement faced profound challenges.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
  5. Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
  6. Englishanti-
  7. Englishsegregation
  8. Englishantisegregation

From anti- + segregation.

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APA

antisegregation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antisegregation

MLA

“antisegregation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antisegregation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antisegregation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antisegregation.

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