English > academic department: 1 sense > noun 1, group| Meaning | A division of a school that is responsible for a given subject. |
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| Narrower | English department, department of English | The academic department responsible for teaching English and American literature |
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| anthropology department, department of anthropology | The academic department responsible for teaching and research in anthropology |
| art department | The academic department responsible for teaching art and art appreciation |
| biology department, department of biology | The academic department responsible for teaching and research in biology |
| chemistry department, department of chemistry | The academic department responsible for teaching and research in chemistry |
| department of computer science | The academic department responsible for teaching and research in computer science |
| economics department, department of economics | The academic department responsible for teaching and research in economics |
| history department, department of history | The academic department responsible for teaching history |
| linguistics department, department of linguistics | The academic department responsible for teaching and research in linguistics |
| mathematics department, department of mathematics | The academic department responsible for teaching and research in mathematics |
| music department, department of music | The academic department responsible for teaching music and music appreciation |
| philosophy department, department of philosophy | The academic department responsible for teaching philosophy |
| physics department, department of physics | The academic department responsible for teaching and research in physics |
| psychology department, department of psychology | The academic department responsible for teaching and research in psychology |
| sociology department, department of sociology | The academic department responsible for teaching and research in sociology |
| Broader | department, section | A specialized division of a large / large / large organization |
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| Spanish | departamento académico |
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| Catalan | departament acadèmic |
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