division

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Meaning

(uncountable) The act or process of dividing anything.
(countable, uncountable) Each of the separate parts of something resulting from division.
(uncountable) The process of dividing a number by another.
(countable, uncountable) A calculation that involves this process.
(countable, uncountable) A formation, usually made up of two or three brigades.
(countable, uncountable) A usually high-level section of a large company or conglomerate.
(countable, uncountable) A rank below kingdom and above class, particularly used of plants or fungi, also (particularly of animals) called a phylum; a taxon at that rank.
(countable, uncountable) An optional rank subordinate to the infraclass and superordinate to the legion and cohort; a taxon at that rank.
(countable, uncountable) A disagreement; a difference of viewpoint between two sides of an argument.
(countable, uncountable) A method by which a legislature is separated into groups in order to take a better estimate of vote than a voice vote.
(countable, uncountable) A florid instrumental variation of a melody in the 17th and 18th centuries, originally conceived as the dividing of each of a succession of long notes into several short ones.
(countable, uncountable) A set of pipes in a pipe organ which are independently controlled and supplied.
(countable, uncountable) A concept whereby a common group of debtors are only responsible for their proportionate sum of the total debt.
(countable, uncountable) Any of the four major parts of a COBOL program source code.
(UK, countable, uncountable) A lesson; a class.
(Australia, countable, uncountable) A parliamentary constituency.

splitting up

air division

naval division

sub-division

rundle

settlement of accounts

Department

divide out

scout troop

dividing wall

dividing for administrative purposes

toeing the mark

operations department

assign to sections

one field

compart

military unit

admistrative

branch subdivision

carve-up

sharing together

African gray

branch house

affiliated branch

graduation line

large part

army unit

branch establishment

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪˈvɪʒən/

Inherited from Middle English

divisioun

In summary

PIE word *dwóh₁ From Middle English divisioun, from Old French division, from Latin dīvīsiō, dīvīsiōnem, noun of process form from perfect passive participle dīvīsus (“divided”), from dīvidō (“divide”). Doublet of divisio.

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division

Sentences

That program eventually remained in Division One .

Tea
🫖

has been planted in the Eastern Division with very steep slopes .

He
👨

was also a

notable competitor in the Sportsman Division .

Meaning

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Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪˈvɪʒən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English

divisioun

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division

Sentences

That program eventually remained in Division One .

Tea 🫖 has been planted in the Eastern Division with very steep slopes .

He 👨 was also a notable competitor in the Sportsman Division .

Meaning

Synonyms

Translations

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪˈvɪʒən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English

divisioun

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Tea
🫖

has been planted in the Eastern Division with very steep slopes .

He
👨

was also a

notable competitor in the Sportsman Division .