"division" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /dɪˈvɪʒən/ Audio: en-us-division.ogg [US] Forms: division [singular], divisions [plural]
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  1. Division is the act of dividing a whole thing into parts.
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  2. Division is the process or calculation of dividing a number by another number.
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  3. Divisions are the parts of something after division.
    Sense id: simple-division-en-noun-TOifISl2
  4. A division is a large military unit (group of soldiers)
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  5. A division is a section of a large company.
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  6. When scientists are grouping kinds of animals, a division is a kind of group (Latin divisio) below kingdom and above class.
    Sense id: simple-division-en-noun-n3Dr-y2W
  7. A division is a difference of viewpoint between two sides of an argument.
    Sense id: simple-division-en-noun-3Y5BZW0v
  8. A division is a piece of music (melody), played with musical instruments, in the 17th and 18th centuries based on another piece.
    Sense id: simple-division-en-noun-1kT~Aega
  9. A division is a set of pipes in a pipe organ.
    Sense id: simple-division-en-noun-w4oLDONp
  10. A division is a concept where a common group of debtors (people who owe money) are only responsible for part of the total debt.
    Sense id: simple-division-en-noun-Aj8ti1r7
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