Seg`re*ga"tion (?), n. [L. segregatio: cf. F. s'egr'egation.]
1.
The act of segregating, or the state of being segregated; separation from others; a parting.
2. Geol.
Separation from a mass, and gathering about centers or into cavities at hand through cohesive attraction or the crystallizing process.
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