divided

[ dih-vahy-did ]
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adjective
  1. separated; separate.

  1. shared; apportioned.

  2. (of a leaf) cut into distinct portions by incisions extending to the midrib or base.

Origin of divided

1
First recorded in 1555–65; divide + -ed2

Other words from divided

  • 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
  • sem·i·di·vid·ed, adjective
  • un·di·vid·ed, adjective
  • well-di·vid·ed, adjective

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How to use divided in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for divided

divided

/ (dɪˈvaɪdɪd) /


adjective
  1. botany another word for dissected (def. 1)

  2. split; not united

Derived forms of divided

  • dividedly, adverb
  • dividedness, noun

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