Division — synonyms, definition

1. division (Noun)

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division (Noun) — An army unit large enough to sustain combat. ex. "two infantry divisions were held in reserve"

division (Noun) — One of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole. ex. "the BBC's engineering division"

division (Noun) — The act or process of dividing.

division (Noun) — An administrative unit in government or business.

division (Noun) — Discord that splits a group.

division (Noun) — A league ranked by quality. ex. "Princeton is in the NCAA Division 1-AA"

division (Noun) — (biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category.

division (Noun) — (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum.

division (Noun) — A unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings.

division (Noun) — A group of ships of similar type.

division (Noun) — An arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed.

division (Noun) — The act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart.

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