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dividuous, a. rare.|dɪˈvɪdjuːəs|
[f. L. dīvidu-us (see dividual) + -ous.]
1. Capable of being divided, divisible (= dividual 2); characterized by division.
1766G. Canning Anti-Lucretius v. 397 The Mind, of separate parcels uncompos'd, Though in dividuous Body now inclos'd. c1800Coleridge Mahomet, The ruinous river Shatters its waters abreast, and..Rushes dividuous. 1820Shelley Ode to Liberty iv, The..cloud-like mountains, and dividuous waves Of Greece.
2. Separable, non-essential (= dividual 1).
1816Coleridge Lay Serm. 343 The accidental and dividuous in this quiet and harmonious object is subjected to the life and light of nature which shines in it. |