Definition of Divides

1. Verb. (third-person singular of divide) ¹

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Definition of Divides

1. divide [v] - See also: divide

Lexicographical Neighbors of Divides

divided up
dividedly
dividedness
dividednesses
dividence
dividences
dividend
dividend equilisation reserve
dividend warrant
dividendless
dividends
divident
dividents
divider
dividers
divides (current term)
divideth
dividing
dividing(a)
dividing line
dividingly
dividings
dividivi
dividivis
dividual
dividually
dividuous
divinable
divination
divinations

Literary usage of Divides

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1897)
"whole group, and following Brogniart he divides it in four orders : I. Schildkröten. ... We see, that Latreille divides the Reptilia in two groups, ..."

2. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1883)
"As they pass beneath the clavicle, each of these three trunks divides into two branches, an anterior and a posterior. The anterior divisions of the outer ..."

3. Algebra for the Use of Colleges and Schools: With Numerous Examples by Isaac Todhunter (1877)
"We shall first shew that D is a common measure of A and B. D divides 0, since C = rD ; hence (Art. 109) D divides qC and also qC + D ; that is, D divides B. ..."

4. The Iliad of Homer by Homer (1796)
"Far on the beach they haul their bark to land, 630 (The crooked keel divides the yellow fand) Then part, ..."

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