subdivision
has definitions from the fields of music,fine art,writing,geography
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[ noun ] (geography) an area composed of subdivided lots
Used in print (Ross E. McKinney and Howard Edde, "Aerated...)The major contributor was a shopping_center with houses being added to the system as the subdivision developed . The BOD of the raw sewage was typical of domestic sewage from a subdivision . Related terms |
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[ noun ] the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart
Used in print (Orlin J. Scoville, Part-Time Farming...)Land within commuting distance of a growing city is usually high in price , higher if it has subdivision possibilities . The possibilities of selling the property later_on for suburban subdivision . Related terms separation septation zoning separate partition sectionalise partition |
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[ noun ] an administrative division of some larger or more complex organization
Examples "a branch of Congress" Used in print (Mr. America, 4:6...)There 's Gaetan_d'Amours who is our newest Mr._Canada ; Jean-Paul_Senesac , whose story appeared here two issues ago ; Jack_Boissoneault , who was with us last month ; Charles_Harve , who recently won the `` Most Muscular Man '' subdivision award in the Mr._Canada event ; and a host of others . Related terms division post_office executive_branch judicial_branch legislative_branch |
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[ noun ] (music,fine art,writing) a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
Synonyms Examples "he always turns first to the business section" "the history of this work is discussed in the next section" |
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[ noun ] a section of a section; a part of a part; i.e., a part of something already divided
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