Word: segregation
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: seg
re
ga
tion
Definition: The separation of people (geographically, residentially, or in businesses, public transit, etc) into racial or other categories (e.g. religion, sex).
Morphemes:
Affix: segregate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To separate, especially by social policies that directly or indirectly keep races or ethnic groups apart.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: sē-
Language: la
Decoded: se-
Meaning: apart
Affix: gregō
Language: la
Decoded: grego
Meaning: I flock or group
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: a state or condition
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.