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departmentMain Entry: de·part·ment Pronunciation: \di-ˈpärt-mənt\ Function: noun Etymology: French département, from Old French, act of dividing, from departir Date: 1735 1 a : a distinct sphere : province <that's not my department> b : a category consisting especially of a measurable activity or attribute <lacking in the trustworthiness department — Garrison Keillor> — de·part·men·tal \di-ˌpärt-ˈmen-təl, ˌdē-\ adjective — de·part·men·tal·ly \-tə-lē\ adverb
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