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
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Other Word Forms of Division
Noun
Singular:
division
Plural:
divisionsOrigin of Division
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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
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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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