Number of syllables in the word 'segregation'

Find out how many syllables are there in the word segregation.

  1. No of syllables in segregation : 4
  2. Divide syllables in segregation : seg-re-ga-tion

More about the word - segregation

  1. noun
  2. Synonyms : apartheid
  3. Definition : The setting apart or separation of things or people, as a natural process, a manner of organizing people that may be voluntary or enforced by law.
  4. Definition : The setting apart in Mendelian inheritance of alleles, such that each parent passes only one allele to its offspring.
  5. Definition : Separation from a mass, and gathering about centers or into cavities at hand through cohesive or adhesive attraction or the crystallizing process.
  6. Definition : (public policy) The separation of people (geographically, residentially, or in businesses, public transit, etc) into racial or other categories (e.g. religion, sex).

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