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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | Latin divisio, from dividere; DIVIDE1 |
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1 the act of separating something into two or more different parts, or the way these parts are separated or shared
separating
[uncountable and countable] division of something between/among/into something 
the division of words into syllablesthe traditional division of labour (=the way that particular tasks are shared) between husband and wife
the division of words into syllablesthe traditional division of labour (=the way that particular tasks are shared) between husband and wife2 disagreement among the members of a group that makes them form smaller opposing groups
disagreement
[uncountable and countable]3 the process of finding out how many times one number is contained in another [↪ multiplication, long division]
mathematics
[uncountable]HMN4 a group that does a particular job within a large organization : the Computer Services Division
part of an organization
[countable]BBCthe Computer Services Division5 a large military group : a tank division
military
[countable]PMAa tank division6 one of the groups of teams that a sports competition is divided into, often based on the number of games they have won
sport
[countable]DS7 a process in which members of the British parliament vote for something by dividing into groups : Some members supported the opposition in the division lobbies (=the rooms where the vote takes place).
in parliament
[countable]PGPSome members supported the opposition in the division lobbies (=the rooms where the vote takes place).