noun. ['ˌsɛgrəˈgeɪʃən'] a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups.
noun. ['ˌsɛgrəˈgeɪʃən'] the act of segregating or sequestering.
noun. ['ˌsɛgrəˈgeɪʃən'] (genetics) the separation of paired alleles during meiosis so that members of each pair of alleles appear in different gametes.