Department Definition

dĭ-pärtmənt
departments
noun
departments
A distinct, usually specialized division of a large organization, especially:
American Heritage
A separate part, division, or branch, as of a government, business, or school.
The police department, the accounting department, the history department.
Webster's New World
A section of a department store selling a particular line of merchandise.
The home furnishings department.
American Heritage
A specialized column or section appearing regularly in a periodical.
Webster's New World
A field of knowledge or activity.
Rewriting is his department.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Department

Noun

Singular:
department
Plural:
departments

Origin of Department

  • French département from Old French separation from departir to divide depart

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French département.

    From Wiktionary

Department Sentence Examples

  • He telephoned the Parkside Police department but they had no news.

  • A clerk in the shoe department saw a guy and his wife carrying a child.

  • I don't recall ever being in a department store, drinking from the water fountain, and having the staff look at me disapprovingly because I was running up the water bill.

  • The department is served chiefly by the lines of the Northern railway; in addition, the main line of the Eastern railway to Strassburg traverses the extreme south.

  • And how could that person make wise decisions without the input from the accounting department, the lawyer and sales?

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Words Starting With

DDEDEP

Words Ending With

TNTENT

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Words Starting With D and Ending With T

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10 Letter Words10 Letter Words Starting With D10 Letter Words Ending With T