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отде́л — meaning in English

otdel

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English meaning

  • department noun A distinct section of an organisation, business, or government responsible for a particular area of work.
  • division noun The act of splitting something into separate parts, or one of those resulting parts.
  • phylum noun A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class; also called a divisio or a division, especially in describing plants; a taxon at that rank

Senses

отде́л is used for these senses in English:

  • department A part, portion, or subdivision.
  • department A subdivision of an organization.
  • division A usually high-level section of a large company or conglomerate.
  • division (music) A florid instrumental variation of a melody in the 17th and 18th centuries, originally conceived as the dividing of each of a succession of long notes into several short ones.
  • phylum (taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class; also called a divisio or a division, especially in describing plants; a taxon at that rank

department — full definition

  1. noun A distinct section of an organisation, business, or government responsible for a particular area of work.
  2. noun A particular area of responsibility, skill, or interest (often used loosely).
  3. noun One of the administrative regions into which France is divided.

division — full definition

  1. noun The act of splitting something into separate parts, or one of those resulting parts.
  2. noun In mathematics, the process of calculating how many times one number contains another.
  3. noun A large military unit, usually made up of several brigades.
  4. noun Disagreement or a difference of opinion between groups.
  5. noun A league or grouping of sports teams competing at a similar level.

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