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Quick definitions from WordNet (division)
▸ 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
▸ noun: an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed
▸ noun: discord that splits a group
▸ noun: an army unit large enough to sustain combat ("Two infantry divisions were held in reserve")
▸ noun: a group of ships of similar type
▸ noun: a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings
▸ noun: an administrative unit in government or business
▸ noun: (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum
▸ noun: (biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category
▸ noun: a league ranked by quality ("Princeton is in the NCAA Division 1-AA")
▸ noun: one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole ("The BBC's engineering division")
▸ Also see divisions
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▸ Idioms related to division (New!)
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▸ 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
▸ noun: an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed
▸ noun: discord that splits a group
▸ noun: an army unit large enough to sustain combat ("Two infantry divisions were held in reserve")
▸ noun: a group of ships of similar type
▸ noun: a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings
▸ noun: an administrative unit in government or business
▸ noun: (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum
▸ noun: (biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category
▸ noun: a league ranked by quality ("Princeton is in the NCAA Division 1-AA")
▸ noun: one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole ("The BBC's engineering division")
▸ Also see divisions
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to division
▸ Usage examples for division
▸ Idioms related to division (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing division
▸ Words that often appear near division
▸ Rhymes of division
▸ Invented words related to division