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division

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01noun

an army unit large enough to sustain combat

“two infantry divisions were held in reserve”

02noun

one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole

“the written part of the exam”

“the finance section of the company”

03noun

the act or process of dividing

04noun

an administrative unit in government or business

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05noun

discord that splits a group

06noun

a league ranked by quality

“he played baseball in class D for two years”

“Princeton is in the NCAA Division 1-AA”

07noun

(biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category

08noun

(botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum

09noun

a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings

10noun

a group of ships of similar type

11noun

an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed

12noun

the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart

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