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ˈsɛɡm(ə)nt Listen
Meanings
noun
  • each of the parts into which something is or may be divided.
    E.g. a large segment of the local population
  • a part of a figure cut off by a line or plane intersecting it.
  • each of the series of similar anatomical units of which the body and appendages of some animals are composed, such as the visible rings of an earthworm's body.
  • the smallest distinct part of a spoken utterance, especially with regard to vowel and consonant sounds rather than stress or intonation.
verb
  • divide (something) into separate parts or sections.
    E.g. the unemployed are segmented into two groups

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