noun
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a dividing into parts, shares; partition; division.
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a part or portion so divided.
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selfless and reverential devotion to, attachment with, extreme fondness for a god, master, ruler, nation, parents, teacher, elders, etc.
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service - a) work done for a master or feudal lord; b) work done or duty performed for another or others; c) the serving of a god; d) a taking care of the sick, injured or aged, etc.
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(rhet.) a way of putting forth the meaning using an alternative word, without altering the sense.