Division Definition

dĭ-vĭzhən
divisions
noun
divisions
The act or process of dividing.
American Heritage Medicine
A dividing or being divided; separation.
Webster's New World
A sharing or apportioning; distribution.
Webster's New World
A separation into groups in voting.
Webster's New World
Anything that divides; partition; boundary.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Division

Noun

Singular:
division
Plural:
divisions

Origin of Division

  • Middle English divisioun from Old French division from Latin dīvīsiō dīvīsiōn- from dīvīsus past participle of dīvidere to divide divide

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

  • From Old French division, from Latin divisio, noun of process form from perfect passive participle divisus (“divided”), from dīvidō (“divide”)

    From Wiktionary

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