dividedadj.
/dᵻˈvʌɪdᵻd/, U.S. /dəˈvaɪdᵻd/ 1. Separated into parts.† c. Said of the moon in the phase at which half the disk is illuminated; = dichotomized adj. 2.
a. Split, cut, or broken into pieces; †incomplete, imperfect (quot. a1616).
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the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > action of dividing or divided condition > [adjective] > divided
departedc1386
parteda1398
distinct1434
divided1565
partite1570
shedded1575
dismembered1578
severed1581
splitted1594
shared1598
distract1609
disparted1633
split1648
dipartited1825
splitten1832
dipartite1885
1565–73 T. Cooper Thesaurus Abscissus..deuided, broken.
a1616 W. Shakespeare King John (1623) ii. i. 440 And she a faire diuided excellence, Whose fulnesse of perfection lyes in him. View more context for this quotation
1831 D. Brewster Treat. Optics xiv. 113 A plate of glass covered with..dust in a finely divided state.
b. Marked out into parts; marked by divisions, graduated; consisting of distinct parts; in Botany (of leaves, etc.) cut into segments.
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the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > action of dividing or divided condition > [adjective] > divided > marked out into or consisting of distinct parts
degreed1664
divided1677
1677 N. Cox Gentleman's Recreation (ed. 2) iii. 11 Divided-footed-Fowl.
1715 J. T. Desaguliers tr. N. Gauger Fires Improv'd 95 A divided Box.
1776 W. Withering Brit. Plants (1796) I. 24 The Species are..arranged according as the Leaves are divided, or not divided.
1831 D. Brewster Treat. Optics xxvii. §131 A goniometer, or other divided instrument.
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the world > the universe > planet > primary planet > moon > phase > [adjective] > half-illuminated
dichotomized1675
dichotomous1675
divided1822
1822 T. Taylor tr. Apuleius Metamorphosis 292 [The moon] cornicular, or divided, or gibbous, or full.
d. divided axle: see quot.
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1874 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. I. 712/1 Divided Axle, one bisected at its mid-length.
e. divided skirt: see skirt n. 1.
2.
a. Separated from something else, or from each other; situated apart; separate.
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the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > [adjective] > separate or separated
sunderedc1230
ysondredc1380
discretea1398
divisec1420
dissevered1471
separate?a1475
separated1535
semoted1542
dissociate1548
dirempt1580
dissundered1580
severed1581
parted1595
dividual1598
twain1600
sejunct1602
disassociated1611
dissociated1611
dividenta1616
entire to itselfa1618
interstinct1623
disjected1647
segregant1647
severized1649
divided1658
separate1667
secrete1678
disaffiliated1839
dirempted1900
1658 Sir T. Browne Hydriotaphia: Urne-buriall ii. 20 The Province of Brittain in so divided a distance from Rome.
a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) ii. iii. 140 Possibly the first divided King of Babylon was that Nabonassar.
1694 Acct. Several Late Voy. (1711) ii. 105 Those Birds that have divided Claws.
b. Music. Said of voices or instruments, usually in unison, to which independent parts are temporarily assigned in the course of a piece.
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1876 J. Stainer & W. A. Barrett Dict. Musical Terms 135/2 Divisi, divided. A direction that instruments playing from one line of music are to separate and play in two parts.
3. Separated in opinion or interest; discordant, at variance; split into parties or factions.
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1597 W. Shakespeare Richard III i. iv. 233 He little thought of this deuided friendship. View more context for this quotation
1606 Bp. J. Hall Heauen vpon Earth 136 The vnstable vulgar..whose diuided tongues, as they neuer agree with each other, so seldome..agree long with themselus.
1781 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall III. xxx. 136 A divided court, and a discontented people.
1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. 454 Divided and tumultuous assemblies.
1871 J. S. Blackie Four Phases Morals i. 113 Any charm that might save a jury from the pain of giving a divided verdict.
4. Distributed or parted among a number of things or persons; directed to different objects.
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the mind > possession > giving > distributing or dealing out > [adjective] > dividing and sharing > divided and shared
ydeled1297
parted1596
participated1614
divideda1616
dividual1667
a1616 W. Shakespeare Timon of Athens (1623) i. ii. 47 The fellow that..pledges the breath of him in a diuided draught. View more context for this quotation
1764 O. Goldsmith Traveller 21 Where beasts with man divided empire claim.
c1845 C. Mackay Candid Wooing iii Accept then a divided heart.
1869 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest III. xii. 249 The difficulties into which he was brought through this divided allegiance.
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1660 tr. I. Barrow Euclide's Elements v. 93 Divided ratio is when the excesse wherein the antecedent exceedeth the consequent, is compared to the consequent.
1827 O. Gregory Hutton's Course Math. (ed. 9) I. 325 Divided ratio, is when the difference of the antecedent and consequent is compared, either with the antecedent or with the consequent.—Thus, if 1:2::3:6, then, by division, 2–1:1::6–3:3, and 2–1:2::6–3:6.
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