DIVISION

/dɪˈvɪʒən/ ► audio Scrabble 12 Words With Friends 14

Scrabble letter values: D2I1V4I1S1I1O1N1 = 12

Definition

  1. noun an army unit large enough to sustain combat.
  2. noun one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole. — synonyms: part, section
  3. noun the act or process of dividing.
  4. noun an administrative unit in government or business.
  5. noun discord that splits a group. — synonyms: variance
  6. noun a league ranked by quality. — synonyms: class
  7. noun (biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category.
  8. noun (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum.
  9. noun a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings. — synonyms: air_division
  10. noun a group of ships of similar type. — synonyms: naval_division
  11. noun an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication.
  12. noun the act of dividing or partitioning. — synonyms: partition, partitioning, segmentation, sectionalization, sectionalisation

Examples

  • “two infantry divisions were held in reserve”
  • “the written part of the exam”
  • “the finance section of the company”

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