segregation : Idioms & Phrases
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de facto segregation
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noun segregation (especially in schools) that happens in fact although not required by law
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de jure segregation
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noun segregation that is imposed by law
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law of segregation
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noun members of a pair of homologous chromosomes separate during the formation of gametes and are distributed to different gametes so that every gamete receives only one member of the pair
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racial segregation
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noun segregation by race
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sex segregation
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noun the traditional Hindu or Muslim system of keeping women secluded
purdah.
