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Added 9 October 2026

segment

/ˈsɛɡ.mənt/ noun

In Latin: segmentum Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about segment at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

One of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object.
a section of a fishing rod
One of the parts into which something naturally divides.
a segment of an orange

verb

Divide into segments.
segment an orange
Divide or split up.
The cells segmented

Origin

From Latin segmentum (“a piece cut off, a strip, segment of the earth, a strip of tinsel”), from secāre (“to cut”).

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