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dividence

dividence noun: division.

Noun

dividence (countable and uncountable, plural dividences)

  1. (obsolete, rare) Division.
    • this commixture, dividence, and sharing of goods, this joyning wealth to wealth, and that the riches of one shall be the povertie of another, doth exceedingly distemper and distract all brotherly alliance […]., Folio Society, 2006, vol.1, p.182

Forms of dividence

pluraldividences

Origin of dividence

From Latin dīvidēns, present participle of dīvidō (“to divide”). Perhaps modelled on Italian dividenza.

Questions about dividence

What does dividence mean?
Dividence means division.
What part of speech is dividence?
Dividence is a noun.
What is the plural of dividence?
The plural of dividence is dividences.

Words near dividence in the dictionary

  1. divided up
  2. dividedly
  3. dividedness
  4. dividednesses
  5. dividedst
  6. dividence
  7. dividences
  8. dividend
  9. dividend equalisation reserve
  10. dividend equalisation reserves
  11. dividend reinvestment plan

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