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The term “division” appears in literature with a remarkable range of meanings. In military memoirs and histories, it frequently refers to an organized subunit of troops, as seen when warriors are grouped for battle ([1], [2], [3]), or when logistical coordination is discussed ([4]). In works of history and administration, the word denotes a partition or allocation of resources or territories, evoking ideas of systematic organization and order ([5], [6], [7], [8]). At the same time, in philosophical and literary texts, “division” takes on a more abstract role, illustrating conceptual separations—whether in the structure of the soul or social arrangements ([9], [10])—and even serving as playful metaphor as in the division of a kiss ([11]). This varied usage underscores the term’s versatility, bridging concrete military and administrative contexts with intricate intellectual and stylistic explorations.
  1. Other fragments of regiments and companies had also fallen into my division, and acted with it during the remainder of the battle.
    — from Memoirs of General William T. Sherman — Complete by William T. Sherman
  2. The enemy south of Hatcher's Run retreated westward to Sutherland's Station, where they were overtaken by Miles's division.
    — from Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Complete by Ulysses S. Grant
  3. I am, with much respect, your obedient servant, W. T. SHERMAN, Brigadier-General commanding Fifth Division.
    — from Memoirs of General William T. Sherman — Complete by William T. Sherman
  4. Nashville was the most central point from which to communicate with my entire military division, and also with the authorities at Washington.
    — from Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Complete by Ulysses S. Grant
  5. The Caspians and Pausicans 79 and Pantimathoi and Dareitai, contributing together, brought in two hundred talents: this is the eleventh division.
    — from The History of Herodotus — Volume 1 by Herodotus
  6. From Agbatana and from the rest of Media and the Paricanians and Orthocorybantians, four hundred and fifty talents: this is the tenth division.
    — from The History of Herodotus — Volume 1 by Herodotus
  7. Formerly a parliamentary borough, it now gives name to a parliamentary division of Berks.
    — from The New Gresham Encyclopedia. A to Amide by Various
  8. The Counties Of New England The division of the countries in America has considerable analogy with that of the arrondissements of France.
    — from Democracy in America — Volume 1 by Alexis de Tocqueville
  9. For example, are we to attribute his tripartite division of the soul to the gods?
    — from Phaedrus by Plato
  10. And whereas in virtue I loved peace, and in viciousness I abhorred discord; in the first I observed a unity, but in the other, a sort of division.
    — from The Confessions of St. Augustine by Bishop of Hippo Saint Augustine
  11. That kiss again!—She runs division 158 of my lips.
    — from The Jew of Malta by Christopher Marlowe

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