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Middle English
Alternative forms
- deveseoun, devisioun, devysioun, division, divysyoun, dyvicioun, dyvysion, dyvisioun, dyvysioun, dyvysyon, dywysion
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French division, from Latin dīvīsiōnem, accusative of dīvīsiō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /diviziˈuːn/, /diˈvizjun/, /diː-/
Noun
divisioun (plural divisiouns)
- Division; the act of dividing or splitting:
- (rare) Apportionment; division into sections.
- (rare, mathematics) The mathematical operation of division.
- (rare, figurative) Separation from the mortal world; death.
- That which is divided; the result of a split:
- A section, group, or class (especially of people)
- Strife, dissension, or separation resulting from it.
- (rare) A portion or division; a demarcated part.
- (rare) A border; a division between territories.
- A distinguishing, defining or identifying attribute.
- Description or delineation; the act of determining.
- (rare) Inconsistency, unharmony; that which contradicts or grates.
- (rare) A pause or halt; the act of stopping.
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