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reduction division
noun
: the usually first division of meiosis in which chromosome reduction occurs
also
: meiosis sense 2
Examples of reduction division in a Sentence
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There is no charge for anyone who needs larger dumpsters for flood debris, according to Andrea Deleon, interim deputy director at the waste reduction division of the city’s environmental services department.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2024
The alarm units — which retail for about $200 — are being paid for by county funds under the community risk reduction division.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2023
The new Cincinnati Fire Department chief will be a 25-year veteran of the department who most recently led the fire prevention and community risk reduction division.
—Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 14 May 2021
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Word History
First Known Use
1891, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of reduction division was
in 1891
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“Reduction division.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reduction%20division. Accessed 9 May. 2024.
Kids Definition
reduction division
noun
: the first meiotic cell division in the formation of sex cells in which the number of chromosomes in each cell is halved
also
: meiosis
Medical Definition
reduction division
noun
: the usually first division of meiosis in which chromosome reduction occurs
also
: meiosis
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