(e.g. of a book, character, situation) separation into parts possibly with comment and judgement

examination and determination

a part of a tree growing out from the trunk or a bough

department

one of several divisions of a government, business, shop, university etc

section of organization, area

the process of dividing or being divided

separation, disconnection

a substance which has not so far been split up into a simpler form by ordinary chemical methods

essential feature

parents and children

kin, offspring; classification

a division of animals or plants within a family

type

a standard uniform part used in the structure of a building; a unit of electronic components; an independent unit of spacecraft

piece, portion of something

some but not all (of a thing or a number of things); something less than the whole; any one of a number of equal divisions; (to cause people or things) to separate or divide

piece, portion of something

one of the parts into which something has or may be divided; one of a number of parts which can be put together to make a structure

division, portion

a part cut off or marked off by a line; a section; (to cause something) to divide into segments

part of something

severance pay' = money paid to an employee, e.g. when a contract has ended

division

a particular group, class, variety etc with the same characteristics or features; to use, write (letters etc) with, a typewriter

class, kind