Text: 1 something that divides, separates, or marks off<we poked our heads over the division between the yards to see what the fuss was about>Synonymsdivider, partitionRelated Wordsbarrier, fence, wall; border, boundary, limit 2 a large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization<the complaints division handled all of the calls from the angry townsfolk>Synonymsbureau, department, desk, office 3 one of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic<one of the major divisions of birds>— see class 2 4 the act or process of a whole separating into two or more parts or pieces<the assembly line was a major development in the division of labor among workers>— see separation 1 5 the act or process of giving out something to each member of a group<the person in charge of the division of the profits among the business partners>— see distribution 1

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