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divisional

divisional

9 6.3
Relating to a large military unit of soldiers
  • adjective
  • /dɪˈvɪʒənl/
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  • The divisional barracks must be sealed off by 1400 hours.
  • divisional commander

I was wondering if you guys boys, fucking boys, dude, big divisional game this week.

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Examples

  • This key international battle pits divisional champions, visiting Madrid against powerful Houston.

  • All on the legs of Joe Kingman, Boston advances to next week's divisional playoffs for the second year in a row.

  • You, major, will now break communication between divisional headquarters and the outside.

  • I said, is this Divisional Headquarters?

  • I could march a divisional dress parade with band music right through their line.

  • "Just so, Henry," Lee said, pleased the divisional commander saw the same thing he did.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • Each division had meetings and meals at which awards and recognition were given for outstanding divisional service.

    Academic text (1994)
  • The best Army commanders must be taken from all fronts and posted to the West as divisional commanders.

  • Murray has already been ruled out for this Sunday's huge divisional game against the New York Giants.

    Blog text (4)
  • The divisional commander issued new orders to optimize the unit's effectiveness during the operation.

Surface Forms

divisional positive

Morphology

divisional = division (semi-transparent) = divide + ion + al

The form is regular, but the military sense is a specialized extension of 'division' rather than a fully literal combination.

Etymology

Divisional comes from division, which means 'a part' or 'a group'. In the army a division is a large unit of soldiers, so divisional means 'relating to a division' or to that specific unit.