Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. The act or process of subdividing.
- n. A subdivided part.
- n. An area of real estate composed of subdivided lots.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The act of redividing, or separating into smaller parts.
- n. A minor division; a part of a part; specifically, in zoology and botany, a minor division of a group; a subsection: as, subdivisions of a genus.
Wiktionary
- n. countable, uncountable a division into smaller pieces of something that has already been divided; to separate something
- n. countable such a piece that has been divided
- n. countable a parcel of land that has been divided into lots
- n. countable a group of houses created by the same builder or in the same general area
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. The act of subdividing, or separating a part into smaller parts.
- n. A part of a thing made by subdividing.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a section of a section; a part of a part; i.e., a part of something already divided
- n. the act of subdividing; division of something previously divided
- n. an area composed of subdivided lots
- n. a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
- n. a division of some larger or more complex organization
Etymologies
- From sub- + division (Wiktionary)
Examples
“These brochures should also include standard zoning specifications for counties, towns, and villages, needed road transportation, recreation and school facilities, and evidence of the wisdom of adequate investment in subdivision from the long-range community view.”
“Another Sonora subdivision is the Tepiman Family (spoken by the Papago, Pima Bajo, and Tepehuán of Sonora, Chihuahua and Durango).”
“A person described in subdivision 4, clause (4), may maintain a cause of action against a person who violates or attempts to violate subdivision 1 or 2 for a civil penalty of up to $50,000 on behalf of the state.”
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“Also effective Dec. 3, a new subdivision will be added to Penal Law §240. 30, to clarify the meaning of subdivision one, providing that “[f] or the purposes of subdivision one of this section, ‘Form of written communication’ shall include, but not be limited to, a recording as defined in subdivision 6 of section 275.00 of this part.””
“When I was a boy growing up in the suburbs, I was fascinated by the common area that separated my subdivision from the next one over, with its mile-wide stand of deep woods, layers of decaying leaves, and hidden creeks and ponds.”
“C'mon, blaming GWB for a new subdivision is like blaming FDR for WWII!”
“This house cannot be seen from any roads or streets, and though the original property has been subdivided, the house still sits on almost three of its own acres, and further subdivision is no longer possible by covenant.”
“I love how the property manager of the subdivision is washing his hands of the controversy.”
“Section V-23 (22 CFR 105.23) of the Foreign Service Regulations of the United States (Executive Order No. 7968) is amended as follows: (5) (a) The term \ "disbursing officers\" occurring in subdivision (a) (2) is changed to \ "disbursing agents\".”
“And when she’s halfway across the supermarket parking lot that separates Annie’s subdivision from the rest of Naperville ...”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘subdivision’.
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POL - elections
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sub- (suc-, suf-, etc.)
lower; somewhat; secondary; supporting
subalpine, subordinate, subconscious, subvention, sublet, subsistence, subsidize, sub, subacetate, subacid, subacidity, subacidness and 114 more...
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MUSIC - jazz
Afro, habanera, pentatonic scale, bop, bebop, jazz, cool jazz, pentatonic, malignment, music genre, jazz musician, syncopate and 437 more...
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How low can you go?
A list of words that does the opposite of raising the bar
underscore, underwear, underachiever, underrated, underbite, undercapitalization, undercharged, underfloor, underground, underexposed, underfed, underboss and 105 more...
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EU Buzz - Lisbon Treaty
All words of the Lisbon Treaty
(Persons' names, foreign and grammatical words have been eliminated, MWEs have been split up into individual words. Capitalization has been retained if r...health, follow, condition, meeting, minister, beginning, chapter, information, language, remain, covered, respect and 2614 more...
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MUSIC - ALL TERMS
With focus on non-classical styles, but not excluding terms of the latter.
banjo, accompaniment, acoustic bass, bass guitar, bass clef, ground, brass, cornet, Mute, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, arrangement and 866 more...
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The Division Division
Not to be confused with the Committee on Committees.
long division, cell division, maturation division, short division, synthetic division, division of labor, division by zero, division of the f..., Joy Division, left division, right division, galley division and 15 more...
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Surveying
an attempt to subdivide your life
theodolite, gun, instrument, azimuth, bearing, angle, chainman, crew chief, minor partition, control, backsight, d.i. and 77 more...
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