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ADJECTIVE (1)

1. capable of being or liable to be divided or separated;
- Example: "even numbers are divisible by two"
- Example: "the Americans fought a bloody war to prove that their nation is not divisible"



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Divisible \Di*vis"i*ble\, a. [L. divisibilis, fr. dividere: cf.
   F. divisible. See Divide.]
   Capable of being divided or separated.
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         Extended substance . . . is divisible into parts. --Sir
                                                  W. Hamilton.
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   Divisible contract (Law), a contract containing agreements
      one of which can be separated from the other.

   Divisible offense (Law), an offense containing a lesser
      offense in one of a greater grade, so that on the latter
      there can be an acquittal, while on the former there can
      be a conviction. -- Di*vis"i*ble*ness, n. --
      Di*vis"i*bly, adv.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Divisible \Di*vis"i*ble\, n.
   A divisible substance. --Glanvill.
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