The act or process of diving anything into
parts, or the state of being so divided; separation.
That which divides or keeps apart; a
partition.
The portion separated by the divining of a
mass or body; a distinct segment or section.
Disunion; difference in opinion or
feeling; discord; variance; alienation.
Difference of condition; state of
distinction; distinction; contrast.
Separation of the members of a
deliberative body, esp. of the Houses of Parliament, to ascertain the
vote.
The process of finding how
many times one number or quantity is contained in another; the
reverse of multiplication; also, the rule by which the
operation is performed.
The separation of a genus
into its constituent species.
Two or
more brigades under the command of a general officer.
One of the groups into
which a fleet is divided.
A course of notes so
running into each other as to form one series or chain, to be sung in
one breath to one syllable.
The distribution of a
discourse into parts; a part so distinguished.
A grade or rank in
classification; a portion of a tribe or of a class; or, in some
recent authorities, equivalent to a subkingdom.