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div

/ˈdɪv/

div noun: a function, implemented in many programming languages, that returns the result of a division of two integers. Also the abbreviation of divide.

Noun (1)

div (plural divs)

  1. A function, implemented in many programming languages, that returns the result of a division of two integers.
  2. A section of a web page, or the div element that represents it in HTML code.
  3. (UK, Eton College, school slang) A division; a lesson.
  4. (UK, Winchester College) division; a subject with multidisciplinary scope.
  5. A division.

Noun (2)

div

  1. (vector calculus) Divergence; a kind of differential operator.

Noun (3)

div (uncountable)

  1. (Ireland, UK, slang) Divinity, as a school subject.
    Synonyms:
    divvers

Noun (4)

div (plural divs)

  1. (Ireland, UK, slang) A foolish person; an idiot.
    • Too many commentators are quick to accuse their enemies of being evil. It's far, far more effective to point out that they're acting like divs instead.2012, Caitlin Moran, Moranthology, Ebury Press, published 2012, page 13
    • To put it bluntly – without wanting to attract the ire of mental-health charities – he was a div who went schizo.2016, Steve Coogan, Neil Gibbons & Rob Gibbons, Alan Partridge: Nomad, page 145

Also used as

div is also the abbreviation of divide.

div is also the alternative form of daeva.

div meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Bengali and Telugu

div in Hindi

डिव

div in Marathi

डिव

div in Bengali

ডিভ

div in Telugu

డివ్
More languagesFewer languages
div in Malayalam
ഡിവ്, ഡിവിലേക്ക്
div in Kannada
ಡಿವ್, ಡಿವ್ಗೆ
div in Punjabi
ਡਿਵ
div in Gujarati
ડિવ
div in Nepali
डिव

Synonyms of div

Forms of div

pluraldivs

Plural of div: divs

Origin of div

Clipping of division.

Clipping of divergence.

Clipping of divinity.

Words formed from div

Words that rhyme with div

5 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about div

What does div mean?
Div means a function, implemented in many programming languages, that returns the result of a division of two integers.
What is div in Hindi?
Div in Hindi is डिव. See Div meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is div?
Div is a noun.
How do you pronounce div?
Div is pronounced /ˈdɪv/.
What is the plural of div?
The plural of div is divs.

Words near div in the dictionary

  1. Diuturna
  2. diuturnal
  3. diuturnally
  4. diuturnity
  5. Diuwe
  6. div
  7. div.
  8. DIV1
  9. diva
  10. diva cup
  11. diva house

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: div (page history and authors); div (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); div (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); div (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); div (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); div (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); div (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); div (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); div (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); div (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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