subdivision
[suhb-di-vizh-uh n]
noun
the act or fact of subdividing.
a product of subdividing, as a section of a department.
a portion of land divided into lots for real-estate development.
Botany, Mycology. a category of related classes within a division or phylum.
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Origin of subdivision
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subdivision
noun
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subdivision
early 15c., "process of dividing into smaller parts;" mid-15c., "portion of land that has been divided," noun of action from subdivide. Sense of "land broken into lots for housing development" is from 1911.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper