division and part share a recorded sense, so the question is not what they mean but which one fits. division means “an army unit large enough to sustain combat”. part means “something determined in relation to something that includes it”. part is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/dɪˈvɪʒən/
1.n.an army unit large enough to sustain combat
“two infantry divisions were held in reserve”
2.n.one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole
“the written part of the exam”
3.n.the act or process of dividing
/ˈpɑɹt/
1.n.something determined in relation to something that includes it
“he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself”
2.n.something less than the whole of a human artifact
“the rear part of the house”
3.n.a portion of a natural object
“they analyzed the river into three parts”
| division | part | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /dɪˈvɪʒən/ | /ˈpɑɹt/ |
| Said | di-VIZH-uhn | pahrt |
| Syllables | 3 | 1 |
| Letters | 8 | 4 |
| Parts of speech | noun | noun, verb, adverb |
| Senses | 12 | 19 |
| How common | Common | Core |
| Synonyms | none recorded | portion, component part, component |
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