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segment


2seg·ment

verb \ˈseg-ˌment\

Definition of SEGMENT

transitive verb
: to separate into segments : give off as segments

Examples of SEGMENT

  1. Market researchers have segmented the population into different age groups.

First Known Use of SEGMENT

1859

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