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A song or canto |
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A small portion; a division; a compartment. |
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A small community or clan. |
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A small territorial district; esp. one of the twenty-two
independent states which form the Swiss federal republic; in France, a
subdivision of an arrondissement. See Arrondissement. |
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A division of a shield occupying one third part of the
chief, usually on the dexter side, formed by a perpendicular line from
the top of the shield, meeting a horizontal line from the side. |
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To divide into small parts or districts; to mark off or
separate, as a distinct portion or division. |
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To allot separate quarters to, as to different parts or
divisions of an army or body of troops. |