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subsection.

A defined part of a section.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A defined part of a section.

  2. A subpart of a legal document such as law.

  3. An informal taxonomic category below section and above family.

  4. A taxonomic rank below section and above species.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English section English subsection From sub- + section.

verb
  1. To insert subsections (into some text, etc.)

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English section English subsection From sub- + section.

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