Division and Order

Division

Division noun - One of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic.
Usage example: one of the major divisions of birds

Order is a synonym for division in class topic. In some cases you can use "Order" instead a noun "Division", when it comes to topics like compartment.

Order

Order noun - A number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common.
Usage example: collects movie posters, photographs and autographs of the stars, and other memorabilia of that order

Division is a synonym for order. Sometimes you can use "Division" instead a noun "Order".

Nearby Words: ordered, orderly, ordering, orderliness

How words are described

old old division old order
good good division good order
full full division full order
special special division special order
Other adjectives: elite, short, certain, original, proper, single, small, entire, real, large, wrong, strict, civil, social, internal, highest, different, higher, previous.

Both words in one sentence

  • Totem Pole Trench In Dragon Ball Z's Buu Saga, Trunks and Goten mug a masked fighter in order to enter the adults' division of the Tenkaichi Budokai after curb-stomping the under-16 division.
  • Order Versus Chaos The original division between Aedra and Daedra was based on their preference for order or chaos.
  • Useful Notes / National Hockey League For further perspective on how idiotic this plan is, they split the Northeast/Florida division in order to "preserve traditional rivalries" like the Penguins and Flyers, Rangers and Devils, etc.
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