undivided

[dih-vahy-did] Origin

di·vid·ed

[dih-vahy-did]
adjective
1.
separated; separate.
3.
shared; apportioned.
4.
(of a leaf) cut into distinct portions by incisions extending to the midrib or base.

Origin:
1555–65; divide + -ed2

di·vid·ed·ly, adverb
di·vid·ed·ness, noun
qua·si-di·vid·ed, adjective
qua·si-di·vid·ed·ly, adverb
self-di·vid·ed, adjective
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sem·i·di·vid·ed, adjective
un·di·vid·ed, adjective
well-di·vid·ed, adjective
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undivided (ˌʌndɪˈvaɪdɪd)
 
adj
1.  not divided into parts or groups
2.  concentrated on one object, idea, etc: undivided attention

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undivided
c.1412, from un- (1) "not" + pp. of divide.
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