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Segregation

The act of segregating, or the state of being segregated; separation from others; a parting.

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Narrower term 1

Purdah 76% connected

A curtain or screen; also, a cotton fabric in blue and white stripes, used for curtains.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Separation 76% connected

The act of separating, or the state of being separated, or separate.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Structure 76% connected

The act of building; the practice of erecting buildings; construction.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Segregate 74% connected

Separate; select.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Segregate 74% connected

Separate; select.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Containing whole 1

Meiosis 70% connected

Diminution; a species of hyperbole, representing a thing as being less than it really is.

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Synonym 1

Separatism 92% connected

The character or act of a separatist; disposition to withdraw from a church; the practice of so withdrawing.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Biotic community noun · 85% connection

(ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other

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Community noun · 85% connection

(ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other

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Biome noun · 85% connection

a major biotic community characterized by the dominant forms of plant life and the prevailing climate

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Desert noun · 84% connection

arid land with little or no vegetation

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Forest noun · 84% connection

land that is covered with trees and shrubs

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Grassland noun · 84% connection

land where grass or grasslike vegetation grows and is the dominant form of plant life

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Timber noun · 84% connection

land that is covered with trees and shrubs

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Timberland noun · 84% connection

land that is covered with trees and shrubs

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Woodland noun · 84% connection

land that is covered with trees and shrubs

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Allelomorph noun · 78% connection

(genetics) either of a pair (or series) of alternative forms of a gene that can occupy the same locus on a particular chromosome and t…

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Amphidiploid noun · 78% connection

(genetics) an organism or cell having a diploid set of chromosomes from each parent

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Cistron noun · 78% connection

(genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the codi…

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Cosmid noun · 78% connection

(genetics) a large vector that is made from a bacteriophage and used to clone genes or gene fragments

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Crossbreeding noun · 78% connection

(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids

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Fertilized ovum noun · 78% connection

(genetics) the diploid cell resulting from the union of a haploid spermatozoon and ovum (including the organism that develops from tha…

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Gene linkage noun · 78% connection

(genetics) traits that tend to be inherited together as a consequence of an association between their genes; all of the genes of a giv…

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Gene mutation noun · 78% connection

(genetics) a mutation due to an intramolecular reorganization of a gene

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Adieu interj. & adv. · 78% connection

Good-by; farewell; an expression of kind wishes at parting.

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Altruism noun · 78% connection

Regard for others, both natural and moral; devotion to the interests of others; brotherly kindness; -- opposed to egoism or selfishnes…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: segregating, segregated, separation, others, parting.
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Brack noun · 78% connection

An opening caused by the parting of any solid body; a crack or breach; a flaw.

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Broken verb · 78% connection

Imperfectly spoken, as by a foreigner; as, broken English; imperfectly spoken on account of emotion; as, to say a few broken words at…

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Cleavage noun · 78% connection

The quality possessed by many crystallized substances of splitting readily in one or more definite directions, in which the cohesive a…

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Conge noun · 78% connection

The act of taking leave; parting ceremony; farewell; also, dismissal.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: segregating, segregated, separation, others, parting.
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Conjurator noun · 78% connection

One who swears or is sworn with others; one bound by oath with others; a compurgator.

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Crotch noun · 78% connection

The angle formed by the parting of two legs or branches; a fork; the point where a trunk divides; as, the crotch of a tree.

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Decentering noun · 78% connection

Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development where a child slowly moves away from an egocentric world to a world shared with others.;…

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Decentration noun · 78% connection

Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development where a child slowly moves away from an egocentric world to a world shared with others.;…

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Dis- unknown · 78% connection

A prefix from the Latin, whence F. des, or sometimes de-, dis-. The Latin dis-appears as di-before b, d, g, l, m, n, r, v, becomes dif…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: segregating, segregated, separation, others, parting.
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Disjuncttion noun · 78% connection

The act of disjoining; disunion; separation; a parting; as, the disjunction of soul and body.

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