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division bell

division bell noun: a bell rung in or around a parliament to signal a division (vote) to members of the relevant chamber so that they may take part.

division bell: a bell rung in or around a parliament to signal a division (vote) to members of the relevant...
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Noun

division bell (plural division bells)

  1. (Commonwealth) A bell rung in or around a parliament to signal a division (vote) to members of the relevant chamber so that they may take part.
    • The division bell was still ringing; peers and diplomatists and strangers were turned out; members came rushing in from library and smoking-room; some desperate cabs just arrived in time to land their passengers in the waiting-room.1845, Benjamin Disraeli, “Chapter 3”, in Sybil, or The Two Nations, Book 4

division bell meaning in Kannada

division bell in Kannada

ವಿಭಾಜನ ಘಂಟೆ

Forms of division bell

pluraldivision bells

Questions about division bell

What does division bell mean?
Division bell means a bell rung in or around a parliament to signal a division (vote) to members of the relevant chamber so that they may take part.
What is division bell in Kannada?
Division bell in Kannada is ವಿಭಾಜನ ಘಂಟೆ. See Division bell meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is division bell?
Division bell is a noun.
What is the plural of division bell?
The plural of division bell is division bells.

Words near division bell in the dictionary

  1. divisim
  2. divisio
  3. division
  4. division algebra
  5. division algebras
  6. division bell
  7. division bells
  8. division level
  9. division levels
  10. division of labor
  11. division of labour

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