div
div
1 American
div.
2
American
abbreviation
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divide.
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divided.
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dividend.
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division.
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divisor.
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divorced.
Div.
3
American
abbreviation
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divine.
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divinity.
div
1
British
/ dɪv /
noun
div
2
British
/ dɪv /
noun
Etymology
Origin of div
C20: probably shortened and changed from deviant
Example Sentences
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If F is a constant vector field then div F = 0.
From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016
If F were the curl of vector field G, then div F = div curl G = 0.
From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016
The div recently treated himself to a new Kindle and a ticket to Hay.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 3, 2014
Looks like Rangers will have company in the 3rd div soon.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2012
Bob was putting Dot on the ground, when she said to him, "Make the bear div back the pails, too."
From Harper's Young People, July 20, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly by Various
Unless there is a fund. div., i.e., unless the differences are differences in a common character, the division is not a logical division.
From Logic, Inductive and Deductive by Minto, William
Hist., vol. iii. div. iii., notes to p.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various
Nepos’ slight regard for philosophy is shown by a letter to Cicero quoted by Lactant. inst. div. iii.
From The Student's Companion to Latin Authors by Middleton, George
"Glenmutchkins—guaranteed stock, 5 premium, ex div.," said a ninth.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 367, May 1846 by Various
Supreme Economic Council and chmn. of its raw materials div.;
From The Mirrors of Washington by Kirby, John
“DEM strongly condemns racism + discrimination + our Div. of Law Enforcement is investigating these acts of criminal vandalism.”
From Washington Times ● May 15, 2023
“I told him honestly I would go back to coach college, but I would go back to like Div. II or III,” Clifford said.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 5, 2017
Let's see a list for *all* schools with Div. 1-3 football programs for some reality check.
From New York Times ● Jan. 3, 2015
The enduring appeal of Obama gear doesn't surprise William L. Bird Jr., the curator of the Politics & Reform Div. of the Smithsonian and collector of Obama memorabilia for the museum.
From BusinessWeek ● Jan. 21, 2010
Eric Fisher Wood, ex 83d Div., now with 88th Div.
From The Story of The American Legion by Wheat, George Seay
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