How to pronounce divide
American English pronunciation
dih-VYD
- IPA
- /dɪˈvaɪd/
- Syllables
- dih · VYD (2 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What divide means
Most people know divide in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
A stretch of high ground that sends rivers off in two directions
In a sentence: Rain on one side of the divide flows to the Pacific, and on the other side to the Atlantic.
Where it comes from: It comes from the Latin dividere, to separate. The ridge meaning is the same word.
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