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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
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noun |
| definition 1: |
one of the parts into which something is or can be separated.
She divided the orange into segments.He wrote about one segment of our history.- synonyms:
- division, part, piece, portion, section
- similar words:
- length
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| definition 2: |
a part of a line bounded by a point at each end; line segment.
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| related words: |
act, component, division, part, proportion |
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| derivation: |
segmentary (adj.) |
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