DIVISION
\dɪvˈɪʒən], \dɪvˈɪʒən], \d_ɪ_v_ˈɪ_ʒ_ə_n]\
Definitions of DIVISION
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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the act or process of dividing
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an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed
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an army unit large enough to sustain combat; "two infantry divisions were held in reserve"
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a group of ships of similar type
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a unit of the United States air force usually comprising two or more wings
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an administrative unit in government or business
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(biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category
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(botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum
By Princeton University
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the act or process of dividing
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an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed
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an army unit large enough to sustain combat; "two infantry divisions were held in reserve"
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a group of ships of similar type
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a unit of the United States air force usually comprising two or more wings
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an administrative unit in government or business
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(biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The act or process of diving anything into parts, or the state of being so divided; separation.
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That which divides or keeps apart; a partition.
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The portion separated by the divining of a mass or body; a distinct segment or section.
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Disunion; difference in opinion or feeling; discord; variance; alienation.
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Difference of condition; state of distinction; distinction; contrast.
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Separation of the members of a deliberative body, esp. of the Houses of Parliament, to ascertain the vote.
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The process of finding how many times one number or quantity is contained in another; the reverse of multiplication; also, the rule by which the operation is performed.
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The separation of a genus into its constituent species.
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Two or more brigades under the command of a general officer.
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Two companies of infantry maneuvering as one subdivision of a battalion.
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One of the larger districts into which a country is divided for administering military affairs.
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One of the groups into which a fleet is divided.
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A course of notes so running into each other as to form one series or chain, to be sung in one breath to one syllable.
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The distribution of a discourse into parts; a part so distinguished.
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A grade or rank in classification; a portion of a tribe or of a class; or, in some recent authorities, equivalent to a subkingdom.
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Divisional.
By Oddity Software
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The act or process of diving anything into parts, or the state of being so divided; separation.
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That which divides or keeps apart; a partition.
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The portion separated by the divining of a mass or body; a distinct segment or section.
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Disunion; difference in opinion or feeling; discord; variance; alienation.
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Difference of condition; state of distinction; distinction; contrast.
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Separation of the members of a deliberative body, esp. of the Houses of Parliament, to ascertain the vote.
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The process of finding how many times one number or quantity is contained in another; the reverse of multiplication; also, the rule by which the operation is performed.
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The separation of a genus into its constituent species.
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Two or more brigades under the command of a general officer.
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Two companies of infantry maneuvering as one subdivision of a battalion.
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One of the larger districts into which a country is divided for administering military affairs.
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One of the groups into which a fleet is divided.
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A course of notes so running into each other as to form one series or chain, to be sung in one breath to one syllable.
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The distribution of a discourse into parts; a part so distinguished.
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A grade or rank in classification; a portion of a tribe or of a class; or, in some recent authorities, equivalent to a subkingdom.
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Divisional.
By Noah Webster.
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Divisional.
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Separation into parts; a partition; section; discord; two or more army brigades under a general officer; the process of finding how many times one number or quantity is contained in another.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Act of dividing: state of being divided: that which divides: a partition: a barrier: the portion divided or separated: separation: difference in opinion, etc.: disunion: (arith.) the rule or process of finding how many times one number is contained in another.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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The act of dividing.
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A part; section.
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Separation; disagreement.
By James Champlin Fernald
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The act of dividing or separating into parts; that which divides or separates; the part separated; a compartment; a part or distinct portion, as of an army, a fleet, a discourse; variance; difference; a rule in arithmetic; in either House of Parliament, the separation of the members into two parties for the purpose of voting on opposite sides of a question.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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One of the smaller groups of organisms which together form a larger group; one of the separate parts of which any structure may be composed.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
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Divisio, Dioeresis. Same etymon. The accidental separation of parts naturally united; in other words, a wound or solution of continuity. Most frequently, however, it means an operation, which consists in cutting certain parts, with the view of fulfilling some therapeutical indication.
By Robley Dunglison
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The process by which anything is separated into a number of parts
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Any one of the parts so separated.
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That which separates one part from another.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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n. [Latin] Act of dividing;—state of being divided;—that which divides;—the portion separated by the dividing of a mass;—difference in opinion or feeling;—difference of condition;—separation of the members of a deliberative body to ascertain the vote;—process of finding how many times one number or quantity is contained in another;—the rule by which the operation is performed;—to section of an army or fleet;—pl. Parts of a discourse; heads.
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The act of dividing anything into parts; the state of being divided; that by which any thing is kept apart, partition; the part which is separated from the rest by dividing; disunion, difference; parts into which a discourse is distributed; space between the notes of musick, just time; in arithmetick, the separation or parting of any number or quantity given, into any parts assigned.
By Thomas Sheridan
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