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Synonyms for divided

Grammar : Adj
Spell : dih-vahy-did
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈvaɪ dɪd

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Définition of divided

Origin :
  • early 14c., from Latin dividere "to force apart, cleave, distribute," from dis- "apart" (see dis-) + -videre "to separate," from PIE root *weidh- "to separate" (see widow; also see with).
  • Mathematical sense is from early 15c. Divide and rule (c.1600) translates Latin divide et impera, a maxim of Machiavelli. Related: Divided; dividing.
  • adj detached
Example sentences :
  • So we voice our hope and our belief that we can help to heal this divided world.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • The House divided and the government were left in a minority of nineteen.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • There they sat down around a council table, and there they divided the spoils.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • One to me, one to you and one to be divided up among the others.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • In this case the indication of the pointer must be divided by ten.
  • Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 433, April 19, 1884 » by Various
  • Into how many Tables is the Law divided, and what does each Table teach?
  • Extract from : « An Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism » by Joseph Stump
  • The library is divided into five parts, and each librarian gets a share.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • Even in the Porter household, which was at Ringwood Farm, was divided allegiance.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • "'A house that is divided against itself cannot stand,'" quoted Linda.
  • Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
  • The garden was divided into rooms by the box, and in each room bloomed the flowers.
  • Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various

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