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division
/di-vish-ən/
 
n-uc.
 
1.
Def.: pegpansuwey-suwey; pegbaad-baad
MS: pegpansuwey-suwey; pegbaad-baad
the action of dividing something.
We used plastic bags for the division of the bread.
Eggamit ki te silupin eyew te pegpansuwey-suwey te paan [pa͡an].
 
n-uc.
 
2.
Def.: sitwasyun ne due prublima te grupu tenged te kenè egpekegsinabut; pegpakahuhus
MS: pegpakahuhus
In a group, division is the fact that there are problems in the group because people don't agree.
Unfortunately there is a lot of division in our team at the moment.
 
n-ct.
 
3.
Def.: baad te dakel ne punduk ne seled te nateil ne lugar wey ke due nateil ne himu
a part of a large organization which is in a particular area, or which has a particular job.
I work in the Mindanao division of a Philippine company.
Migtrabahu a diyè te Mindanao ne baad te Pilipinas ne kumpanya.
 
n-uc, n-ct.
 
4.
Def.: pegpekegsuwey wey nekeglein te tagsè sabeka
The state of things being separate and different from each other.
In our family, there is a clear division between the roles of men and women.
Te kanami ne taltalaanak, due klaru pegpekegsuwey ne himuwen te me lukes wey me malitan.
Sem.Dom.: GSL0826-0850
Status: ready

Last updated: 17/Jan/2012