divided

Adjective
US[dih-vahy-did]/dɪˈvaɪdɪd/3 syllables
Synonyms: dual-lanedivided upsharedshared out

Open English WordNet

Adjective (3)

  1. separated into parts or pieces“opinions are divided”Opposite unitedSimilar bifurcate, torn, disconnected, chambered, sectional, metameric, segmental, trifid +17 moreSee also distributive, segregated, separate
  2. having a median strip or island between lanes of traffic moving in opposite directions“a divided highway”Synonyms: dual-laneOpposite single-laneSimilar multilane
  3. distributed in portions (often equal) on the basis of a plan or purposeSynonyms: divided upsharedshared outOpposite concentratedSimilar distributed
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Di·vid′ed adjective

1. Parted; disunited; distributed.

2. Botany Cut into distinct parts, by incisions which reach the midrib; — said of a leaf.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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