department, n.
(departments)
freq. cnt. 28
(departments)
freq. cnt. 28
a specialized division of a large organization
<noun.group> freq. cnt.: 28 freq. cnt.: 28
department section
sample sentences
"you'll find it in the hardware department""she got a job in the historical section of the Treasury"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
a specialized sphere of knowledge
<noun.cognition>
department
sample sentences
"baking is not my department""his work established a new department of literature"
semantic pointers
hypernym
the territorial and administrative division of some countries (such as France)
<noun.location>
department
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
member holonym
domain of synset (region)