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department definition

de·part·ment (dē pärt′mənt, di-)

noun

  1. a separate part, division, or branch, as of a government, business, or school the police department, the accounting department, the history department
  2. a field of knowledge or activity rewriting is his department
  3. ☆ a specialized column or section appearing regularly in a periodical
  4. an administrative district in France, Greece, or certain Latin American countries

Etymology: ME & OFr departement < departir: see depart

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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