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a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category
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taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum
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the act or process of dividing
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one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole
“the BBC's engineering division”
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the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart
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an administrative unit in government or business
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an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed
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an army unit large enough to sustain combat
“two infantry divisions were held in reserve”
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