divisão

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Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin dīvīsiōnem.

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
  • Hyphenation: di‧vi‧são

Noun

divisão f (plural divisões)

  1. division (act or process of dividing anything)
    Synonyms: segmentação, compartimento, separação
    Antonyms: junção, união
  2. division (each of the separate parts of something resulting from division)
    Synonyms: parte, pedaço, porção
    Antonyms: inteiro, todo
  3. (arithmetic) division
    Antonym: multiplicação

Derived terms

Further reading

  • divisão” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913