Lewis & Short

distrĭbūtĭo, ōnis, f. [distribuo], a division, distribution.

  1. I. In gen.: caeli, Cic. Div. 2, 20: invidiae et criminum, id. Clu. 1: utilis rerum ac partium in locos, Quint. 7, 1, 1.
    In plur., Cic. Part. 2, 7.
  2. II. Esp.
    1. A. As a fig. of speech, the resolution of a statement or idea into several, Cic. de Or. 3, 53, 203; Auct. Her. 4, 35, 47.
    2. B. In arch., Vitr. 1, 2 fin.