Department Definition

dĭ-pärtmənt
departments
noun
departments
A distinct, usually specialized division of a large organization, especially:
American Heritage
A separate part, division, or branch, as of a government, business, or school.
The police department, the accounting department, the history department.
Webster's New World
A section of a department store selling a particular line of merchandise.
The home furnishings department.
American Heritage
A specialized column or section appearing regularly in a periodical.
Webster's New World
A field of knowledge or activity.
Rewriting is his department.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Department

Noun

Singular:
department
Plural:
departments

Origin of Department

  • French département from Old French separation from departir to divide depart

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French département.

    From Wiktionary

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