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Word: Department
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Old French departement, from departir (see depart). The original sense was ‘division or distribution’, later ‘separation’, hence ‘a separate part’ (core sense, mid 18th century)
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Phonetic Spelling:
dɪˈpɑːtm(ə)nt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a division of a large organization such as a government, university, or business, dealing with a specific area of activity
Short Definition:division of large organization
Examples:- the council's finance department
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