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Definition of Division
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Division
The act or process of diving anything into parts, or the state of being so divided; separation. That which divides or keeps apart; a partition. The portion separated by the divining of a mass or body; a distinct segment or section. Disunion; difference in opinion or feeling; discord; variance; alienation. Difference of condition; state of distinction; distinction; contrast. Separation of the members of a deliberative body, esp. of the Houses of Parliament, to ascertain the vote. The process of finding how many times one number or quantity is contained in another; the reverse of multiplication; also, the rule by which the operation is performed. The separation of a genus into its constituent species. Two or more brigades under the command of a general officer. Two companies of infantry maneuvering as one subdivision of a battalion. One of the larger districts into which a country is divided for administering military affairs. One of the groups into which a fleet is divided. A course of notes so running into each other as to form one series or chain, to be sung in one breath to one syllable. The distribution of a discourse into parts; a part so distinguished. A grade or rank in classification; a portion of a tribe or of a class; or, in some recent authorities, equivalent to a subkingdom. Related Definitions:
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Division Quotations
If they are the best team in our division... then our division is up for grabs. Bob Hill Where the whole man is involved there is no work. Work begins with the division of labor. Marshall McLuhan God and the Devil are an effort after specialization and the division of labor. Samuel Butler At the end of the day, we must go forward with hope and not backward by fear and division. Jesse Jackson The more the division of labor and the application of machinery extend, the more does competition extend among the workers, the more do their wages shrink together. Karl Marx |
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Division Translations
division in Dutch is divisie, legerafdeling division in German is Abteilung {f}, Division division in Italian is compartimento, divisione division in Latin is discidium division in Norwegian is deling, divisjon division in Swedish is division, indelning, indelning, delat med |
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