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avdelning — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • chapter noun One of the main divisions of a book or other written work.
  • compartment noun A separate section or space within a larger structure, especially a vehicle.
  • department noun A distinct section of an organisation, business, or government responsible for a particular area of work.

Senses

avdelning is used for these senses in English:

  • chapter A section of a work, a collection of works, or fragments of works, often manuscripts or transcriptions, created by scholars or advocates, not the original authors, to aid in finding portions of the texts.
  • chapter An administrative division of an organization, usually local to a specific area.
  • compartment A room, or section, or chamber, typically within a vehicle.
  • department A part, portion, or subdivision.

chapter — full definition

  1. noun One of the main divisions of a book or other written work.
  2. noun A local branch of a larger organisation, club, or society.
  3. noun A distinct period or stage in someone's life or in a story of events.

compartment — full definition

  1. noun A separate section or space within a larger structure, especially a vehicle.
  2. verb To divide something into separate sections.

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