Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, next to crude oil. It’s also one of the oldest commodities, with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed worldwide daily.
SUBDIVIDE
subdivide
(verb) divide into smaller and smaller pieces; “This apartment cannot be subdivided any further!”
subdivide
(verb) form into subdivisions; “The cells subdivided”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
subdivide (third-person singular simple present subdivides, present participle subdividing, simple past and past participle subdivided)
(ambitransitive) To divide into smaller sections.
(real estate) To divide a plot of land into plots for residences; to convert open land into housing.
(ambitransitive) To divide divisions into smaller divisions.
Source: Wiktionary
Sub`di*vide", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Subdivided; p. pr. & vb. n. Subdividing.] Etym: [L. subdividere, sub under + dividere to divide. See Divide.]
Definition: To divide the parts of (anything) into more parts; to part into smaller divisions; to divide again, as what has already been divided. The progenies of Cham and Japhet swarmed into colonies, and those colonies were subdivided into many others. Dryden.
Sub`di*vide", v. i.
Definition: To be, or to become, subdivided.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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