| Main Entry: |
division |
| Part of Speech: |
noun |
| Definition: |
something produced from separating |
Synonyms: |
affiliate,
associate,
border,
boundary,
branch,
category, chunk,
class, compartment,
cut,
degree, demarcation,
department,
divide, dividend, divider, dividing line, divvy,
end, fraction,
fragment, grouping,
head,
kind, lobe,
lump,
member, moiety, offshoot, parcel, partition,
piece, piece of action, portion, rake-off,
ramification, section,
sector,
segment,
share,
slice,
sort,
split, subdivision, wedge
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| Notes: |
a part is any of the components of a whole; a portion is a part allotted to or regarded as belonging to someone; a piece is a part separated from the whole; a division is a part formed by classifying, cutting, partitioning - and so is a section, though it is generally smaller; a segment is a part separated along natural lines of division; a fragment is a small part, usually broken off |
Antonyms: |
system, whole
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