segregation
noun
the act or practice of segregating; a setting apart or separation of people or things from others or from the main body or group.
segregations
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pluralof segregation.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The social segregations of “District 9” become filters when we leave the theater that allow us to see our own world in sharper focus.
From New York Times ● Apr. 29, 2016
Near the ores there are likely to be granitic rocks, which, like the ores, seem to be segregations from the norite magma.
From The Economic Aspect of Geology by C. K. (Charles Kenneth) Leith
Pratt as basic segregations from an igneous magma.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various
It has been demonstrated many times that the ordinary grades of bessemer screw stock are unsatisfactory for aviation purposes, due to the presence of excessive amounts of unevenly distributed phosphorus and sulphide segregations.
From The Working of Steel Annealing, Heat Treating and Hardening of Carbon and Alloy Steel by Fred H. (Fred Herbert) Colvin
Of the segregations of educational values Chapter Twenty: Intellectual and Practical Studies Summary.
From Democracy and Education: an introduction to the philosophy of education by John Dewey
