de|part|ment

de|part|ment
de|part|ment «dih PAHRT muhnt», noun.
1. a separate part of some whole; special branch; division: »

Our city government has a fire department and a police department.

2. a main division of governmental administration: »

the Department of Justice.

3. a special division within a company, store, or other organization: »

the toy department, the legal department, the furniture department, the complaint department.

4. a section within a university, college, or school, giving instruction in a certain field: »

the history department.

5. one of the administrative districts into which a country, such as France or Paraguay, is divided.
6. one of the large geographical divisions of the United States as divided for military purposes.
7. a part; portion; section. Abbr: dept.

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  • part — bo·na·part·ism; com·part; com·part·men·tal; com·part·men·tal·i·za·tion; com·part·men·tal·ize; com·part·men·ta·tion; com·part·ment·ize; co·part; co·part·nery; de·part·men·tal; de·part·men·tal·ism; de·part·men·tal·i·za·tion; de·part·men·tal·ize;… …   English syllables

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