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dividing

adj · noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -aɪdɪŋ
  • CMU ARPABET: D IH0 V AY1 D IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Serving to divide or separate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • We installed a dividing wall in order to create two rooms out of one.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An act of division.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

present participle and gerund of divide

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

Examples

  • Dividing seven dollars among three people is difficult!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Galician: divisorio — of things that divide or separate
  • Galician: divisor — of things that divide or separate
  • Latin: partiens — of things that divide or separate
  • Latin: bipartiens — of things that divide or separate
  • Portuguese: divisor — of things that divide or separate
  • Russian: раздели́тельный (razdelítelʹnyj) — of things that divide or separate
Real reading context

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