departmental

CEFRB1

/dɪpɑːtˈmɛntəl/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Relating to a particular department of an organization.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Of or relating to a department.

Examples

  • The departmental heads, lost in petty argument, could not reach a cohesive decision.

  • Departmental disagreements led the corporation to split into five separate companies.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˌdiːpɐːtˈmentəl/
  • /ˌdiːpɑtˈmɛntəl/

Antonyms

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Origin

adjective

Borrowed from French départemental. By surface analysis, department + -al. Doublet of départemental.