Division and Set

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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

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Set is a synonym for division in compartment topic. In some cases you can use "Set" instead a noun "Division".

Nearby Words: divide, divided, dividing, divisive, divisional

Set noun - One of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic.

Usage example: the next set of job applicants had far more education and practical experience

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Division is a synonym for set. Sometimes you can use "Division" instead a noun "Set".

Nearby Words: setup, setting

old	old division	old set
good	good division	good set
full	full division	full set
special	special division	special set
Other adjectives: best, long, similar, short, certain, separate, original, proper, single, simple, small, entire, large, great, wrong, strict, main, famous, different, previous.

Works as a public defender instead of at his father's prestigious law firm, and donates his trust fund payout to set up a civil law division at the PD's office.

Source: Non-Idle Rich
They did the 'falling in love with the same girl' thing, and their different reactions to the dilemma set off the division storyline.

Source: Single-Minded Twins
The Tabletop RPG Deadlands: Weird West, set in the 1800s in America, the discovery of ghostrock has fostered the continued division of the Union and the Confederate States.

Source: Divided States of America

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