divisioun

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

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

• IPA^(key): /divizˈjuːn/, /dəˈvizjun/, /diːvizˈjuːn/

divisioun (plural divisiouns)

1. Division, forking, separation; the action of dividing:
   1. Division as the result of delineation or splitting:
      1. (rare) Apportionment; division into assigned sections.
      2. (rare) A portion or division; a delimited part.
      3. (rare) A border; a line or length which forms a division.
      4. (rare) The process of splitting a topic into subtopics.
   2. A kind or class of something; a group with shared features (especially of people)
   3. (rare, figuratively) Seperation from the mortal world; death.
   4. (rare, mathematics) Mathematical division; dividing into a specified number of parts.
   5. (rare, alchemy) Seperation into its components or ingredients.
   6. (rare) Seperation due to rejection or disputing.
2. A notable or unique feature; a attribute:
   1. A distinguishing feature; something which sets a thing apart from others.
   2. (rare) An identifying feature; something which allows a thing to be discerned.
   3. (rare) An inconsistency; a feature which contradicts another.
3. Disputing, discontentment, or contention; lack of agreement.
4. Investigation; describing or delineation; discernment.
5. (rare) The capability of something to split or divide.
6. (rare) A pause or stop.

• English: division
• Scots: diveesion

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