dividers

noun

a drafting instrument resembling a compass that is used for dividing lines into equal segments or for transferring measurements

a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another)

a person who separates something into parts or groups

a taxonomist who classifies organisms into many groups on the basis of relatively minor characteristics

Roots

dividovid- · Latin · divide, separate

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