INTEGRATION


Meaning of INTEGRATION in English

/ ˌɪntɪˈgreɪʃn; NAmE / noun

1.

[ U , C ] the act or process of combining two or more things so that they work together (= of integrating them) :

The aim is to promote closer economic integration.

His music is an integration of tradition and new technology.

2.

[ U ] the act or process of mixing people who have previously been separated, usually because of colour, race, religion, etc. :

racial integration in schools

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WORD ORIGIN

early 17th cent.: from Latin integratio(n-) , from the verb integrare , from integer whole, from in- (expressing negation) + the root of tangere to touch.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.