department
A part, portion, or subdivision.
Noun 4 meanings
A part, portion, or subdivision.
A distinct course of life, action, study, or the like.
“Technical things are not his department; he's a people person.”
A specified aspect or quality.
“The 2012 Boston Marathon was outstanding in the temperature department; runners endured temperatures of no less than 88 degrees Fahrenheit.”
A subdivision of an organization.
“the Treasury Department; the Department of Agriculture; police department”
Etymology
From Middle English departement (“ceasing, end”), from Middle French département. Later senses borrowed from Modern French département. Doublet of département.
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DEPARTMENT at a glance
DEPARTMENT has 10 letters and scores 15 points in Scrabble (D 2 + E 1 + P 3 + A 1 + R 1 + T 1 + M 3 + E 1 + N 1 + T 1) and 18 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #554 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with department
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