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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
di•vi•sion /dɪˈvɪʒən/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. the act or process of dividing;
    state of being divided:[uncountable]In tropical Africa the division of the day is into twelve hours of light and twelve hours of darkness.
  2. Mathematics the arithmetic operation of discovering how many times one number or quantity is contained in another:[uncountable]fifteen problems in division for homework.
  3. something that divides or separates;
    partition:[countable]a new division in the living room to create a small den.
  4. something that marks a division;
    dividing line or mark:[countable]We looked over the mountain range that is the division between our two countries.
  5. one of the parts into which a thing is divided;
    section:[countable]the upper division of the university.
  6. separation by difference of opinion or feeling;
    disagreement;
    dissension: [countable]a sharp division among the school board on the question of keeping Latin.[uncountable]He tried to fight against the discord and division that threatened the department.
  7. Military a military unit:[countable]In the army a division is larger than a brigade and smaller than a corps.
  8. Sport[countable] a category or grouping of teams or competitors according to standing, skill, weight, age, or the like.
di•vi•sion•al, adj. [before a noun]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
di•vi•sion  (di vizh′ən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the act or process of dividing;
    state of being divided.
  2. Mathematics[Arith.]the operation inverse to multiplication;
    the finding of a quantity, the quotient, that when multiplied by a given quantity, the divisor, gives another given quantity, the dividend;
    the process of ascertaining how many times one number or quantity is contained in another.
  3. something that divides or separates;
    partition.
  4. something that marks a division;
    dividing line or mark.
  5. one of the parts into which a thing is divided;
    section.
  6. separation by difference of opinion or feeling;
    disagreement;
    dissension.
  7. Governmentthe separation of a legislature, or the like, into two groups, in taking a vote.
  8. one of the parts into which a country or an organization is divided for political, judicial, military, or other purposes.
  9. Military
    • (in the army) a major administrative and tactical unit, larger than a regiment or brigade and smaller than a corps: it is usually commanded by a major general.
    • (in the navy) a number of ships, usually four, forming a tactical group that is part of a fleet or squadron.
  10. a major autonomous or semi-independent but subordinate administrative unit of an industrial enterprise, government bureau, transportation system, or university:the sales division of our company; the Division of Humanities.
  11. Sport(in sports) a category or class containing all the teams or competitors grouped together according to standing, skill, weight, age, or the like:a team in the first division; the heavyweight division in boxing.
  12. Botanya major primary subdivision of the plant kingdom, consisting of one or more classes;
    plant phylum.
  13. Zoologyany subdivision of a classificatory group or category.
  14. Botany[Hort.]a type of propagation in which new plants are grown from segments separated from the parent plant.
  15. Music and Dancethe ornamentation of a melodic line in 17th- and 18th-century music.
  • Latin dīvīsiōn- (stem of dīvīsiō), equivalent. to dīvīs(us) (see divisible) + -iōn- -ion
  • Anglo-French)
  • Middle English divisioun, devisioun (1325–75
di•vi′sion•al, di•vi′sion•ar′y, adj. 
di•vi′sion•al•ly, adv. 
    1. separation, apportionment, allotment, distribution. Division, partition suggest dividing into parts. Division usually means marking off or separating a whole into parts. Partition often adds the idea of allotting or assigning parts following division:partition of an estate, of a country. 4. boundary, demarcation. 5. compartment, segment. 6. breach, rift, disunion, rupture, estrangement, alienation.
    6. accord, union.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
division /dɪˈvɪʒən/ n
  1. the act of dividing or state of being divided
  2. the act of sharing out; distribution
  3. something that divides or keeps apart, such as a boundary
  4. one of the parts, groups, etc, into which something is divided
  5. a part of a government, business, country, etc, that has been made into a unit for administrative, political, or other reasons
  6. a formal vote in Parliament or a similar legislative body
  7. a difference of opinion, esp one that causes separation
  8. (in sports) a section, category, or class organized according to age, weight, skill, etc
  9. a mathematical operation, the inverse of multiplication, in which the quotient of two numbers or quantities is calculated. Usually written: a ÷ b,
  10. a major formation, larger than a regiment or brigade but smaller than a corps, containing the necessary arms to sustain independent combat
  11. (in traditional classification systems) a major category of the plant kingdom that contains one or more related classes
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin dīvīsiō, from dīvidere to dividediˈvisional, diˈvisionary adj diˈvisionally adv
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