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department
What does department mean?
department (noun): a specialized division of a large organization.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use department in a sentence?
- You'll find it in the hardware department. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce department?
/dɪˈpɑɹtmənt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does department come from?
From Middle English departement (“ceasing, end”), from Middle French département.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to department
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “department” mean?
a specialized division of a large organization
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mental effort to acquire knowledge or learning
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the result of launching a projectile or bullet
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a proposal for an appropriate course of action
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