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Department

Act of departing; departure.

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Broader term 3

Division 76% connected

The act or process of diving anything into parts, or the state of being so divided; separation.

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Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Sector 76% connected

A part of a circle comprehended between two radii and the included arc.

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Sphere 76% connected

A body or space contained under a single surface, which in every part is equally distant from a point within called its center.

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Narrower term 2

Personnel 76% connected

The body of persons employed in some public service, as the army, navy, etc.; -- distinguished from materiel.

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Security 76% connected

The condition or quality of being secure; secureness.

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Derivationally related 2

Departmental 74% connected

Pertaining to a department or division.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Departmental 74% connected

Pertaining to a department or division.

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Containing group 3

Country 70% connected

A tract of land; a region; the territory of an independent nation; (as distinguished from any other region, and with a personal pronoun) the region o…

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Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a containing group, substance or whole.

Land 70% connected

Urine. See Lant.

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State 70% connected

The circumstances or condition of a being or thing at any given time.

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Synonym 1

Section 92% connected

The act of cutting, or separation by cutting; as, the section of bodies.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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