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  1. A Scotch form of do, auxiliary. And div ye think … that my man and my sons are to gae to the sea in weather like yestreen and the day, and get naething for their fish? Scott, Antiquary, xi
  2. In Persian myth., an evil spirit or demon; a devil; an evil genius.

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  • This ensures that you won't get any scroll-bars because the background extends much further than the content of your page will, and because the div is displaying like a table, it will increase its height to whatever content is inside it so there is no need for a min-height hack. —  The Daily Whim
  • For example, the body tag or a div is most commonly used. —  Netvouz - new bookmarks
  • Of course now, your div is pushed over because you text is not enclosed in it. —  CodingForums.com
  • Though details are a little sketchy (as it's not completed) it looks like the Gov could offer AIG another $40B through purchase of preferreds @10\% div, the same deal offered under the 700B bailout package. —  Dealbreaker
  • Tony is a div, a new word of the week, cheap cider rules, psycho pounds conversions twist our melons, we have your Myspace / PodcastAlley comments, Demented are go lyrics, we don't play MP3s, wheres Bear?, bad news about The Needles, don't forget to vote for your favourite band, "Izzatwat" is back!!!, —  Ramdom Thoughts - mashups & remixes
 

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  1. Scots, developed from a peculiar pronunciation (dü) of do.
  2. Persian dīv, dīw, formerly dēv, from Zend daēva, an evil spirit, = Sanskrit dēva, god: see deva. For the descent of meaning compare the history of demon.
 

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