división

Borrowed from Latin dīvīsiōnem. Cognate with English division.

división f

1. distribution, apportionment
2. (mathematics) the process of dividing a number by another
3. disunion, disaccord
4. a group of people or things

• Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002) “división”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN

Borrowed from Latin dīvīsiō, dīvīsiōnem.

división f (plural divisiones)

1. division

• dividir

• divisón
• divisom, divisão (Reintegrationist)

Attested since the 13th century (diuisoes, "divisions"). Learned borrowing from Latin dīvīsiōnem. Compare Portuguese divisão.

• IPA^(key): /dibiˈsjoŋ/
• Rhymes: -oŋ
• Hyphenation: di‧vi‧sión

división f (plural divisións)

1. division, partition, in particular
   1. (construction) partition
      • 1810, Jose Fernandez y Neira, Proezas de Galicia:

        como por aquela terra hay pouca leña, queimaron toda à madeira das divisions, deixsàndo rasa à casa

        since there are little firewood on that land, they burned down the wood of the partitions, leaving the house bare

   2. (mathematics) division

• dividir

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “diuison”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “diuis”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “división”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “división”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “división”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Borrowed from Latin dīvīsiōnem. Cognate with English division.

• IPA^(key): /dibiˈsjon/

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• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: di‧vi‧sión

división f (plural divisiones)

1. division, divide
2. split, splitting, cleavage
3. branch, division (section of an institution or organization)
4. partition, partitioning (the division of a territory in two or more parts)
5. separation (e.g. the separation of powers in government)
6. (mathematics) division
7. divisiveness

• “división”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10