di|vid´ed|ness

di|vid´ed|ness
di|vid|ed «duh VY dihd», adjective.
1. separated.
2. disagreeing in feeling, opinion, etc.: »

Divided and tumultuous assemblies (Macaulay). A divided court, and a discontented people (Edward Gibbon).

3. having a partition or dividing strip between opposite lanes: »

a divided expressway.

4. Botany. cut to the base so as to form distinct portions: »

a divided leaf.

–di|vid´ed|ly, adverb.
–di|vid´ed|ness, noun.
Usage divided usage. Usage is said to be divided when two or more forms exist and are equally reputable. Divided usage is not applied to localisms (like poke for bag) or to differences, like ain't and isn't, which belong to separate levels of the language. It applies to spellings, pronunciations, or constructions on which speakers and writers of similar education might differ. The two pronunciations of either «EE thuhr and Y thuhr», the two spellings of catalog (catalog and catalogue), and the two past tenses of sing (sang and sung) are examples of divided usage.

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