department
- department
n.
division of a school, of a university
1) a strong; weak department
2) an accounting; anthropology; astronomy; biology; chemistry; classics; economics; English; French; geology; German; history; Italian; linguistics; mathematics; music; nursing; philosophy; physics; political science; psychology; Slavic, Slavonic; sociology; Spanish department
division of a company or government
3) an accounting; finance; fire (AE); health; personnel; police; recreation; sanitation; service department
division of a hospital
4) a casualty (BE), emergency (AE) department
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[dɪ'pɑːtmənt]
German
Italian
Slavic
Slavonic
Spanish department
astronomy
classics
emergency (AE) department
geology
music
political science
service department
sociology
weak department
['division of a school, of a university'] a strong
an accounting
['division of a hospital'] a casualty
Combinatory dictionary.
2013.
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