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great divide
great di·vide • n. a distinction regarded as significant and very difficult to ignore or overcome: the great divide between workers and management. ∎ an event, date, or place seen as the point at which significant and irrevocable change occurs: to our parents, the war was the great divide. ∎ the boundary between life and death: she is still on the human side of the great divide. ∎ (Great Divide) another name for Continental Divide or Great Dividing Range. |
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"great divide." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "great divide." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-greatdivide005.html "great divide." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-greatdivide005.html |
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Great Divide
Great Divide see Continental Divide . |
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"Great Divide." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Great Divide." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-GreatDiv.html "Great Divide." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-GreatDiv.html |
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