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divider

[dih-vahy-der]

di·vid·er

[dih-vahy-der]
noun
1.
a person or thing that divides.
2.
dividers, a pair of compasses, as used for dividing lines, measuring, etc.
3.
a partition between two areas or dividing one area into two, as a piece of cardboard in a box or a bookcase jutting out from a wall.
5.
Mining. bunton.

Origin:
1520–30; divide + -er1

pre·di·vid·er, noun
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Divider is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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divider (dɪˈvaɪdə)
 
n
1.  Also called: room divider a screen or piece of furniture placed so as to divide a room into separate areas
2.  a person or thing that divides
3.  electronics an electrical circuit with an output that is a well-defined fraction of the given input: a voltage divider

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