1
[ adjective ] separated into parts or pieces

Examples

"opinions are divided"

Used in print

(Howard Nemerov, "Themes and Methods: The Early...)

That this abandonment takes_place on a stage , during an ' artistic ' performance , is enough to associate Jacoby with art , and to bring_down upon him the punishment for art ; that_is , he is suspect , guilty , punishable , as is anyone in Mann 's stories who produces illusion , and this is true even_though the constant elements of the artist nature , technique , magic , guilt and suffering , are divided in this story between Jacoby and La^utner .

2
[ adjective ] having a median strip or island between lanes of traffic moving in opposite directions

Synonyms

dual-lane

Examples

"a divided highway"

Related terms

multilane

3
[ adjective ] distributed in portions (often equal) on the basis of a plan or purpose

Related terms

distributed

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