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branch any offshoot or subdivision of the main part of something. [1/6 definitions]
bureau an office or department, often a subdivision of an organization, that performs specific functions. [1/3 definitions]
canton a political division of a country, such as one of the states of Switzerland or a subdivision of an arrondissement in France. [1/3 definitions]
class in biology, the subdivision of a phylum or a division. [1/8 definitions]
Co.2 abbreviation of "County," a subdivision of a U.S. state for purposes of local administration and government (used in a proper name). [2 definitions]
county a subdivision of a U.S. state for purposes of local administration and government. [2/3 definitions]
department a subdivision of a larger organization or system, such as a government or business. [1/2 definitions]
dept. abbreviation of "department," a subdivision of a larger organization or system, such as a government or business.
double bar two heavy vertical lines on a musical staff used to indicate the end of a piece or of a major subdivision of a piece.
epoch (cap.) a subdivision of a geologic period. [1/3 definitions]
family in biology, the subdivision of an order. [1/8 definitions]
lobe any curved or rounded subdivision or part, esp. of a bodily organ. [1/2 definitions]
order in biology, the subdivision of a class. [1/17 definitions]
period (cap.) a subdivision of a geological era that also corresponds to a particular rock system, and that is sometimes divided into epochs. [1/8 definitions]
phylum the principal subdivision of animals, and of some classifications of plants, according to their major shared characteristics, each subdivision containing one or more classes. [1/2 definitions]
scene a subdivision of an act in a play. [1/8 definitions]
species in biology, the most fundamental classification of living things, comprising individuals that naturally breed with one another but not with those of other species; subdivision of a genus. [1/3 definitions]
subclass a division or subdivision of a class. [1/2 definitions]
subheading the heading or title of a section or subdivision of a printed text. [1/2 definitions]
subindex an index to a subdivision of a main or larger category. [1/2 definitions]
subkingdom in taxonomy, a category indicating a primary subdivision of a plant or animal kingdom.