subdivisionaladj.
/ˈsʌbdᵻˌvɪʒn̩(ə)l/, /ˌsʌbdᵻˈvɪʒn̩(ə)l/, U.S. /ˈsəbdəˌvɪʒ(ə)nəl/ Of, relating to, or involving (a) subdivision; (also) consisting of or constituting a subdivision.
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the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > part of whole > [adjective] > relating to or composed of divisions > subdivision
subdivisional1656
1656 in W. Petty Down Surv. (1851) 90 In making of provinciall lots, subdivisionall lotts must follow, soe far as they could be practized, to promote the settlement of the army.
1795 in Statutes passed in Parl. held in Irel. (1799) X. 70 It shall be lawful at every general or sub-divisional meeting, to amend the lists... And that a list shall be made in each sub-division..of all the names in the box of each sub-division.
1834 J. Pye Smith Script. & Geol. (1839) 60 Particular formations, one, two, or more in a system or subdivisional group.
1847 G. Grote Hist. Greece III. ii. xxii. 463 The Italians.., the Morgetes, and the Chaones, all of them names of tribes either cognate or subdivisional.
1864 Athenæum No. 1920. 215/2 Subdivisional multiplications and production by budding.
1921 W. M. Cole & A. E. Geddes Fund. of Accounting vi. 60 The relation between our principal asset accounts and our subdivisional accounts may now be wisely summarized.
2010 Waneroo (Perth, Austral.) Times (Nexis) 28 Sept. 2 Mrs Pawlik said the property had subdivisional potential but subdividing would mean demolition.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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