misdivision

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noun

Incorrect division, e.g. of a word.

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Meanings

nounmisdivision (countable and uncountable, plural misdivisions)

plural misdivisions

  1. countableuncountableIncorrect division, e.g. of a word.
  2. countableuncountablebiologyAbnormal (i.e. transverse instead of longitudinal) division of a centromere during meiosis or mitosis, resulting in two telocentric chromosomes from a single metacentric chromosome.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
rebracketing

Origin

From mis- + division.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

divisionism
Cite this entry
APA

misdivision. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misdivision

MLA

“misdivision.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misdivision. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “misdivision,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misdivision.

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