divisioun

See also: Divisioun

Middle English

Alternative forms

• deveseoun, devisioun, devysioun, division, divysyoun, dyvicioun, dyvysion, dyvisioun, dyvysioun, dyvysyon, dywysion

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French division, from Latin dīvīsiōnem, accusative of dīvīsiō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diviziˈuːn/, /diˈvizjun/, /diː-/

Noun

divisioun (plural divisiouns)

1. Division; the act of dividing or splitting:
   1. (rare) Apportionment; division into sections.
   2. (rare, mathematics) The mathematical operation of division.
   3. (rare, figurative) Separation from the mortal world; death.
2. That which is divided; the result of a split:
   1. A section, group, or class (especially of people)
   2. Strife, dissension, or separation resulting from it.
   3. (rare) A portion or division; a demarcated part.
   4. (rare) A border; a division between territories.
3. A distinguishing, defining or identifying attribute.
4. Description or delineation; the act of determining.
5. (rare) Inconsistency, unharmony; that which contradicts or grates.
6. (rare) A pause or halt; the act of stopping.

Descendants

• English: division
• Scots: diveesion

References

• “dī̆visiǒun, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-27.