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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

undivided en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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  • ŭn'dĭ-vīʹdĭd (General-American)
  • [ˌʌɾ̃ɪ̈ˈvaɪ̯ɾɪ̈d] (General-American)
  • /ˌʌndɪˈvaɪdɪd/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English divided English undivided From un- + divided.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Unified, whole
    • Long division can be hard to understand, so I want your undivided attention.
    • Today is that most sacred of American holidays. A day when people from all walks of life set aside their differences and focus their undivided attention on the prognostication abilities of a subterranean rodent. 2025 February 2, Andrew Torgan and Kimberly Richardson, “Start your week smart: Trump tariffs, DC air collision, hostages released, medevac jet crash, FAA system outage”, in CNN:

Deriveds

undividedness · undividedly

Translations (6)

grc ἀμέριστος (unified, whole) · el ακέραιος (unified, whole) · bg единен (unified, whole) · hi अखंड (unified, whole) · nl ongedeeld (unified, whole) · es indiviso (unified, whole)