division

/dɪˈvɪʒən/

noundi · vi · sion

Think: **DI**vide into **VI**sible parts—divi-sion ends with the “zhun” sound.

Yes, it's division. The tricky part is **-sion**: in *division* it sounds like **zhun** (/ʒən/), not “see-on.”

Definitions

  1. nounthe act or process of separating something into parts or groups
  2. nouna part, section, or group within a larger whole (such as a department, category, or military unit)
  3. nounthe math operation of finding how many times one number is contained in another

Examples

  • “We used division to share 24 cookies equally among six friends.”
  • “The company’s marketing division launched a new ad campaign.”
  • “The river forms a natural division between the two towns.”

Synonyms

separationsplitpartitionsectiondepartment

Antonyms

unioncombinationwhole

Translations

ES divisiónPT divisãoFR division

Common misspellings

divisondevisiondiviziondivission

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