🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

세부구분

Pronunciation / Transliteration: sebugubun

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Subdivision/ˌsʌb.dɪˈvɪʒ.ən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2150 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"이 문서는 여러 세부구분으로 나뉘어 있습니다."

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    A division of a part of something into smaller parts.

    "The committee created a subdivision to handle the budget."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Late Latin 'subdivisio', formed by the prefix 'sub-' (under, below) combined with 'divisio' (a dividing). Entering English in the late 16th century, it initially referred to the act of dividing a part into smaller parts, eventually evolving in North American real estate to denote a tract of land divided into lots for housing developments, which parallels the Spanish concept of a 'colonia'.

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