Subdivided

Subdivided
Subdivide Sub`di*vide", v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Subdivided}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Subdividing}.] [L. subdividere, sub under + dividere to divide. See {Divide}.] To divide the parts of (anything) into more parts; to part into smaller divisions; to divide again, as what has already been divided. [1913 Webster]

The progenies of Cham and Japhet swarmed into colonies, and those colonies were subdivided into many others. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]


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