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subsection

noun

Meaning

  1. A defined part of a section.
  2. A subpart of a legal document such as law.
  3. (taxonomy, zoology) An informal taxonomic category below section and above family.
  4. (taxonomy, botany) A taxonomic rank below the section, but above the species.
  5. To insert subsections (into some text, etc.).

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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