English Online Dictionary. What means departmental? What does departmental mean?
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French départemental. By surface analysis, department + -al. Doublet of départemental.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /dɪpɑːtˈmɛntəl/, /ˌdiːpɑtˈmɛntəl/
- (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /dɪpɑɹtˈmɛntəl/, /ˌdiːpɑɹtˈmɛntəl/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /dɪpaːtˈmentəl/, /ˌdiːpaːtˈmentəl/
- Rhymes: -ɛntəl
Adjective
departmental (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to a department.
Antonyms
- non-departmental, nondepartmental