div
1 Americanabbreviation
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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.
abbreviation
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divine.
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divinity.
noun
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
Looks like Rangers will have company in the 3rd div soon.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2012
Mortgages, marriage, fatherhood: none of them stopped me essentially feeling like the same clueless div I was at 17.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 17, 2012
"We div it more to eat," said Clinton, "and I'll tum and seep with it, and cuddle up to its back, and Dowler shan't touch it."
From Summerfield or, Life on a Farm by Lee, Day Kellogg
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
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
I see I've got to pinch him, but he's out to do his div. in, 'N' don't care if he don't go home till day- light doth appear.
From 'Hello, Soldier!' Khaki Verse by Dyson, Edward
"Glenmutchkins—guaranteed stock, 5 premium, ex div.," said a ninth.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 367, May 1846 by Various
Hist., vol. iii. div. iii., notes to p.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various
“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
He sent a detailed two-page e-mail on Apr. 14, 2008, to the SEC's Enforcement Div., under the subject line "Possible Material Noncompliance with New Executive Compensation Disclosure Rules."
From BusinessWeek ● Apr. 29, 2010
A long passage from Book ii., spoken by the Muse Urania, is recited by Q. Cicero in De Div. i.
From The Student's Companion to Latin Authors by Middleton, George
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