divisibleness

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divisibleness - 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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