Departmental

//dɪpɑːtˈmɛntəl// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to a department. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to a department wordnet

Example

More examples

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

Etymology

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

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cross-departmentaldepartmental store

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