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division

[dih-vizh-uhn] / dɪˈvɪʒ ən /
NOUN
separation, disconnection
Synonyms
STRONGEST
distribution
STRONG
analysis apportionment autopsy bisection breaking carving demarcation detachment diagnosis disjuncture dismemberment dissolution disunion divorce parceling parting partition reduction rupture segmentation selection severance subdivision vivisection
WEAK
breaking down breaking up contrasting cutting up departmentalizing detaching disparting disseverance distinguishing disuniting dividing rending separating splitting up
Antonyms
STRONG
attachment combination connection union
WEAK
accord agreement juncture system unification unison unity whole
NOUN
something produced from separating
Synonyms
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affiliate branch category class department section sector segment share split
STRONG
associate border boundary chunk compartment cut degree demarcation divide dividend divider divvy end fraction fragment grouping head kind lobe lump member moiety offshoot parcel partition piece portion rake-off ramification slice sort subdivision wedge
WEAK
dividing line piece of action
Antonyms
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whole
STRONG
cause entirety inside interior origin total
WEAK
accord agreement connection juncture system unification unison unity
NOUN
breach, estrangement
Synonyms
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conflict disagreement discord dispute split
STRONG
difficulty disharmony dissension dissent dissidence dissonance disunion feud rupture trouble variance words
WEAK
difference of opinion disaccord
Antonyms
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agreement harmony peace
STRONG
accord approval authorization concord concurrence contentment ratification
WEAK
connection juncture system unification unison unity whole

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The case was one of two recent smuggling attempts in Southern California highlighted in a report released Thursday from the criminal enforcement division of the Environmental Protection Agency.

From Los Angeles Times

The creation of Pakistan was but one of several difficult divisions in the history of India.

From The Wall Street Journal

He added the investigation would "to the extent it needs to" involve lawyers at the civil rights division.

From BBC

“I just had to help the prof here with long division.”

From Literature

D.V.M.; a research fellow in the division of sleep and circadian disorders at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, both in Boston.

From Science Daily

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