(a) The act or processes of splitting or breaking up; branching (of arteries, streams); (b) separability, divisibility; (c) math. the process of dividing numbers, division; (d) hunt. the ceremonious……

(a) A joint between bones; either the place where bones meet or the structure holding them together; also, a suture between bones; (b) a limb or part of the body; (c) something which fastens or……

(a) Copying, transcription; (b) rhet. a figure, usu. metaphor or simile; also, the use of metaphor. …