Department (Noun)
Meaning 1
A specialized division of a large organization; "you'll find it in the hardware department"; "she got a job in the historical section of the Treasury".
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Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
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Meaning 2
The territorial and administrative division of some countries (such as France).
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Nouns denoting spatial position.
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Meaning 3
A specialized sphere of knowledge; "baking is not my department"; "his work established a new department of literature".
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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.