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  1. segment
    [ˈseɡm(ə)nt]
    noun
    segment (noun)
    segments (plural noun)
    1. each of the parts into which something is or may be divided:
      "a large segment of the local population"
      "orange segments"
      "the market for private cars can be broken down into several segments"
      Similar:
      piece
      part
      bit
      section
      chunk
      division
      portion
      • geometry
        a part of a figure cut off by a line or plane intersecting it.
        • zoology
          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.
          • phonetics
            the smallest distinct part of a spoken utterance, in particular the vowels and consonants as opposed to stress and intonation.
            verb
            segment (verb)
            segments (third person present)
            segmented (past tense)
            segmented (past participle)
            segmenting (present participle)
            1. divide (something) into separate parts or sections:
              "the unemployed are segmented into two groups"
              Similar:
              divide
              subdivide
              separate
              split
              split up
              cut up
              carve up
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              Pronunciation
              noun
              ˈseɡm(ə)nt
              Tone

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              Origin
              late 16th century (as a term in geometry): from Latin segmentum, from secare ‘to cut’. The verb dates from the mid 19th century.
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              segment
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