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DictionaryRoot: dividere
Latin

dividere

to divide, force apart

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One round bread loaf separated into exactly four quarters with clean gaps between them, division into parts clear; no knife in action or written fractions.
noun

division

dih-VIZH-uhn/dɪˈvɪʒn/

Separation into distinct parts or groups.

Etymology
divisLatinto divide, force apart
+ionLatinan action, process, or result

From dividere, division names the act of separating something into portions or shares. It also came to name a separated portion, linking the action with its result.

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