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Meaning
Noun
●
The
act
or process of
dividing
anything.
●
Each of the
separate
parts
of something
resulting
from division.
●
In Arithmetic:
The process of
dividing
a number by another.
●
In Arithmetic:
A
calculation
that
involves
this process.
●
In Military:
A
formation
, usually
made up
of two or three brigades.
●
In Collectives:
A usually
high-level
section
of a large company or conglomerate.
●
In Taxonomy:
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
.
●
A
disagreement
; a
difference
of
viewpoint
between two
sides
of an argument.
●
In Government & Collectives:
A method by which a
legislature
is
separated
into
groups
in order to take a better
estimate
of
vote
than a
voice
vote
.
●
In Music:
A
florid
instrumental
variation
of a
melody
in
th
e 17th and 18th
centuries
,
originally
conceived
as
th
e
dividing
of each of a
succession
of long
notes
into several
short
ones.
●
In Music:
A
set of pipes
in a
pipe organ
which are
independently
controlled
and supplied.
●
In Law:
A
concept
whereby a common group of
debtors
are only
responsible
for their
proportionate
sum
of the total debt.
●
In Computing:
Any of the
four
major
parts
of a COBOL
program
source
code.
●
In British English:
A
lesson
; a class.
●
In Australian English:
A
parliamentary
constituency.
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Wiktionary
Origin
division
English
divisio
Latin
divido
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Split
Lith
Div
Divisio
Phylum
Electorate
Divisiveness
Class
Section
Separation
Antonyms
Combination
Fusion
Merger
Unification
Multiplication
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League
Tier
Region
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Unit
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Team
Group
Branch
Bracket
Conference
Category
Segment
Sector
Agency
District
Organization
Office
Association
Rivalry
Squad
Echelon
Split
Div
Establishment
Directorate
Corporation
Divide
Arrangement
Part
Area
Administration
Center
Subsidiary
Committee
Institution
Bureau
Conflict
Company
Officer
Schism
Council
Centre
Director
Distinction
Differentiation
Allocation
Ministry
Distribution
Ranking
Specialization
Line
Hierarchy
Classification
Component
Organisation
Authority
Grouping
National League
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Rhymes
Vision
Fission
Envision
Derision
Revision
Decision
Excision
Incision
Scission
Division
Concision
Precision
Collision
Television
Indecision
Eurovision
Imprecision
Circumcision
Field Of Vision
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