English dictionary
division
nounPronunciation
dɪˈvɪʒən
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- the act or process of dividing
noun
- the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart
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- an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed
noun
- one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole
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- discord that splits a group
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- an army unit large enough to sustain combat
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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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- (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum
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- (biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category
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- a league ranked by quality
Example sentences
the written part of the exam
the finance section of the company
the BBC's engineering division
two infantry divisions were held in reserve
he played baseball in class D for two years
Princeton is in the NCAA Division 1-AA