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Uncommondept
The correct spelling is dept.
How to pronounce dept
noun
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The correct spelling is dept. A part, portion, or subdivision. For example: "Technical things are not his department; he's a people person."
Usage Examples
“Technical things are not his department; he's a people person.”
“the Department of the Potomac”
“As the deputy store manager, he is able to fire staff.”
Definition
noun
- 1.A part, portion, or subdivision.
- 2.A distinct course of life, action, study, or the like.
- 3.A subdivision of an organization.
- 4.A territorial division; a district; especially, in France, one of the districts into which the country is divided for governmental purposes, similar to a county in the UK and in the USA. France is composed of 101 départements organized in 18 régions, each department is divided into arrondissements, in turn divided into cantons.
- 5.A military subdivision of a country
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