post-division
|post-di-vi-sion|
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/poʊst dɪˈvɪʒən/
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/pəʊst dɪˈvɪʒən/
after a division
Etymology
'post-division' originates from Latin, specifically the prefix 'post-' (from Latin 'post') meaning 'after' and the noun element 'division' from Latin 'divisio' (from 'dividere') where 'dividere' meant 'to separate, to divide'.
'division' entered English via Old French 'division' from Latin 'divisio'; the compound 'post-division' is a modern English formation combining the Latin-derived prefix 'post-' with the English noun 'division'.
Initially, 'division' meant 'the action or process of dividing'; when formed as 'post-division' it retained the literal sense 'after the action of dividing' and has been extended to specialized contexts (administrative, biological, legal) without major semantic shift.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
the period or state after an organizational, territorial, corporate, or other formal division (a split) has taken place.
Negotiators met during the post-division period to settle asset allocation.
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Noun 2
in biology, the state of a cell or organism immediately following a division event (e.g., mitosis or meiosis).
Post-division cells often enter a recovery phase before DNA replication resumes.
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Adjective 1
occurring or existing after a division.
They negotiated the post-division arrangement for the two new companies.
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