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- pronunciation:
- dih
vI
zh
 n
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the act of dividing or separating into parts or factions.
- synonyms:
- cutting, parting, partition, separation
- antonyms:
- unification
- similar words:
- allotment, apportionment, segmentation, severance
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| definition 2: |
the state of being divided.
- synonyms:
- partition, separation
- antonyms:
- solidarity, union, unity
- similar words:
- disunion, schism
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| definition 3: |
a part of a whole.
- synonyms:
- part, piece, portion
- similar words:
- allotment, apportionment, appropriation, component, divide, fraction, partition, proportion, section, segment, share, slice
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| definition 4: |
something that separates or marks a point of separation.
- synonyms:
- demarcation, divider, partition, separation
- similar words:
- boundary, line
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| definition 5: |
disagreement.
- synonyms:
- disagreement, discord, disunion, split
- antonyms:
- oneness, unity
- similar words:
- dissension, divergence, schism
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| definition 6: |
the mathematical process of determining how many times one number contains another.
- similar words:
- arithmetic, computation
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| definition 7: |
an administrative unit in government, industry, the military, schools, sports, and other institutions.
- synonyms:
- branch, section
- similar words:
- arm, department, detachment, league, part, sector, unit, ward
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| related words: |
act, affiliate, bracket, branch, break, bureau, category, chapter, class, classification, company, conference, distinction, faction, fleet, fracture, legion, operation, parcel, partition, piece, ward |
adjective + (n.)division
airborne,
appellate,
armored,
bitter,
cellular,
civil,
consecutive,
criminal,
deep,
ethnic,
gendered,
ideological,
interactive,
internal,
luxury,
mechanized,
partisan,
racial,
respective,
retail,
sectarian,
separate,
sharp,
societal,
spatial,
tripartite,
upper
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verb + (n.)division
bridge, clinch, command, deepen, exacerbate, exploit, heal, overcome, oversee, transcend, win
noun + (n.)division
acceptance,
aerospace,
antitrust,
armor,
banking,
brigade,
caste,
cavalry,
cell,
chief,
electronics,
enforcement,
entertainment,
equity,
fraud,
gender,
hatred,
heavyweight,
homicide,
infantry,
licensing,
marketing,
multiplication,
panzer,
publishing,
regiment,
unity,
wildlife,
wireless
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| derivations: |
divisional (adj.), divisionally (adv.) |
The word division
contains the following part:
divid, divis
Latin
root
that means divide
  Example words:
divide, dividend, divisible, division, divisive, individual, individualist, individuality, individualize, indivisible, subdivide
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