segregation

segregation is a 11-letter English word with 5 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act of segregating, or the state of being segregated; separation from others; a parting. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

11 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 16 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The act of segregating, or the state of being segregated; separation from others; a parting.
2. noun. Separation from a mass, and gathering about centers or into cavities at hand through cohesive attraction or the crystallizing process.
3. noun. the act of segregating or sequestering

   "sequestration of the jury"

   Synonyms: sequestration

4. noun. a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups

   Synonyms: separatism

5. noun. (genetics) the separation of paired alleles during meiosis so that members of each pair of alleles appear in different gametes

Synonyms

sequestration, separatism

Common word forms

segregational

Words from these letters

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